TIC 233437362
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 148.7.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 22
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 231 (~753 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,149 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.54 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 98 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.99 |
| TESS mag | 11.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 233437362 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1512293826425542016 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 708-053533 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J140208.96+513125.0 (BY, P = 2.0671 d), 154" away |
| RA (deg) | 210.586 |
| Dec (deg) | 51.5538 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC233437362_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC233437362_s0022.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
