TIC 146284059
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 44.1.
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 18.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 3
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 265 (~863 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,552 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.86 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.08 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 18.31 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 27 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.72 |
| TESS mag | 12.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 146284059 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5066948639089274496 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 295-002450 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 36.1501 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.0203 |
| 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
- TIC146284059_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC146284059_s0003.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
