TIC 282044964
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 53.9.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 26
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 26 |
| Amplitude | 2.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 329 (~1,074 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,032 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.88 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.23 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.47 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.57 |
| TESS mag | 12.94 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 282044964 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4512278935957717760 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4512280653944679040 (E, P = 7.7503 d), 221" away |
| RA (deg) | 281.323 |
| Dec (deg) | 18.2515 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC282044964_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC282044964_s0026.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
