TIC 274627577
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 227244) as type **, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 642.1.
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 40.4)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 342 (~1,116 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,485 K |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.52 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 40.38 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 79 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.13 |
| TESS mag | 8.697 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 274627577 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2059924765417549312 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 227244 [**] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2059918889898938240 (RS), 55" away |
| RA (deg) | 300.579 |
| Dec (deg) | 36.42 |
| 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
- TIC274627577_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC274627577_s0014.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
