TIC 144597068
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 83.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 187 (~609 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,427 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.79 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.22 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.96 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.29 |
| TESS mag | 13.27 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 144597068 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5084854735705275904 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 319-003683 [Em*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5084855865279372544 (ROT, P = 3.129 d), 197" away |
| RA (deg) | 52.902 |
| Dec (deg) | -26.3775 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC144597068_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC144597068_s0004.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
