TIC 144102918
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 240-003975) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 144.4.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; not in Gaia DR3's variable lists.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 520 (~1,695 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,951 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.51 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.56 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 68 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.21 |
| TESS mag | 11.83 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 144102918 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4841921897857941248 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 240-003975 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J035542.2-421103 (EW, P = 0.36679 d), 119" away |
| RA (deg) | 58.9451 |
| Dec (deg) | -42.1551 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC144102918_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC144102918_s0004.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
