TIC 30028169
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 93.4.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 25.1)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 300 (~977 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,662 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.71 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 25.08 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.88 |
| TESS mag | 12.36 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 30028169 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5157511666657375232 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 43.4279 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.539 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC30028169_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC30028169_s0004.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 19 KB
- meta.json
