TIC 234508705
Periodic variableProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 4944) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 105.3.
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 | Periodic variable |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 1.08581 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 56 (~181 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,029 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 7.80 |
| TESS mag | 7.406 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 234508705 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4709691507061406464 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 4944 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 12.6013 |
| Dec (deg) | -64.0678 |
| 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
- TIC234508705_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC234508705_s0002.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 86 KB
- meta.json
