TIC 229679695
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 621.1.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 17.8)
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 | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 428 (~1,397 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,032 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.49 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.17 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.64 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 17.80 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 62 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.89 |
| TESS mag | 11.47 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229679695 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6182818178092105984 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 303-073779 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6182813337664993920 (RS), 280" away |
| RA (deg) | 198.103 |
| Dec (deg) | -29.4375 |
| 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
- TIC229679695_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC229679695_s0010.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
