TIC 229979731
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 12 sector(s)). Detection score 243.1.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 17.7)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 273 (~890 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,705 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.90 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.14 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 17.71 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.57 |
| TESS mag | 10.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229979731 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2254687582195566336 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4225-508-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J192045.16+653013.3 (EW, P = 0.46929 d), 70" away |
| RA (deg) | 290.194 |
| Dec (deg) | 65.4844 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC229979731_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC229979731_s0014.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
