TIC 272470779
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 288.5.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 416 (~1,357 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,285 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.99 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.35 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 108 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.80 |
| TESS mag | 12.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 272470779 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5214004569797926528 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 078-009327 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5214757155443989760 (ROT), 290" away |
| RA (deg) | 121.028 |
| Dec (deg) | -74.4008 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC272470779_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC272470779_s0013.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
