TIC 279132459
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 166.9.
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 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 891 (~2,907 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,809 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 10.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 49.79 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.39 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.80 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.62 |
| TESS mag | 9.908 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279132459 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1823176856567318144 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 548-111535 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1823176031933556096 (RS), 86" away |
| RA (deg) | 299.19 |
| Dec (deg) | 19.5859 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC279132459_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC279132459_s0014.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
