TIC 152508438
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 72.7.
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 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 698 (~2,277 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,255 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.13 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.14 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 87 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.72 |
| TESS mag | 12.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 152508438 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4840360698722104192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 63.701 |
| Dec (deg) | -42.2344 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC152508438_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC152508438_s0004.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
