TIC 231729479
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 299.6.
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 5 |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 577 (~1,883 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,985 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.67 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.90 |
| TESS mag | 12.53 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 231729479 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4770133374931042560 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4770131828743420160 (RS), 104" away |
| RA (deg) | 81.5159 |
| Dec (deg) | -53.986 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC231729479_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC231729479_s0005.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
