TIC 30015520
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 191.4.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 43.7)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 371 (~1,211 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,635 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.11 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 43.72 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.41 |
| TESS mag | 11.96 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 30015520 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5153630936071415040 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5153631765000670720 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 236" away |
| RA (deg) | 42.8993 |
| Dec (deg) | -16.9347 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC30015520_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC30015520_s0031.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
