TIC 181223530
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 692.2.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 329 (~1,074 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,231 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.09 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 10.80 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.55 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.62 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.01 |
| TESS mag | 9.715 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 181223530 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5384511717728329344 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-39 7230 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5384513366995780736 (S), 261" away |
| RA (deg) | 174.771 |
| Dec (deg) | -39.741 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC181223530_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC181223530_s0010.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
