TIC 233785485
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 301.0.
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 4.5)
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 15 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,750 (~8,971 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,683 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 18.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.66 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 451.00 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.31 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.47 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.95 |
| TESS mag | 12.28 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 233785485 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2185533179892796160 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ATO J302.8599+53.9758 (EA, P = 20.048 d), 39" away |
| RA (deg) | 302.842 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.9776 |
| 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
- TIC233785485_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC233785485_s0014.png 37 KB
- TIC233785485_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC233785485_s0015.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
