TIC 231974860
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 901.5.
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 32 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 312 (~1,018 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 11,965 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.62 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 267.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | -0.13 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 6.82 |
| TESS mag | 6.922 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 231974860 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5555088268034575744 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 44972 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5555087954499758848 (E, P = 0.25538 d), 185" away |
| RA (deg) | 95.5967 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.9603 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC231974860_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC231974860_s0032.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 21 KB
- meta.json
