TIC 300140867
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 7 sector(s)). Detection score 173.7.
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 31 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 508 (~1,658 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,432 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.74 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 20.65 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.42 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.06 |
| TESS mag | 9.842 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 300140867 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5281357976354334208 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-66 473 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5281358178213225472 (S), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 108.785 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.5457 |
| 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
- TIC300140867_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC300140867_s0031.png 50 KB
- thumb.png 54 KB
- meta.json
