TIC 229512680
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 304.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 10.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 17
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 764 (~2,493 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,842 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.18 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.03 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 73 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.61 |
| TESS mag | 12.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229512680 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2240787453117722240 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4235-839-1 [*], 8.0" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2240787968513853696 (ROT), 204" away |
| RA (deg) | 297.158 |
| Dec (deg) | 61.9958 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC229512680_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC229512680_s0017.png 35 KB
- TIC229512680_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC229512680_s0020.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
