TIC 144420676
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 239.3.
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 | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,472 (~11,326 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,824 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 10.35 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 6.42 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2958.62 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.48 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.91 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.76 |
| TESS mag | 10.53 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 144420676 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5596209036546949120 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7120-573-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5596208972136253440 (VAR, P = 0.017745 d), 68" away |
| RA (deg) | 121.378 |
| Dec (deg) | -30.5333 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC144420676_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC144420676_s0008.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
