TIC 300972602
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (CD-48 160) as type **, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1540.8.
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 1.4)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 2
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 322 (~1,051 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,026 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.99 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.41 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 28 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.59 |
| TESS mag | 10.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 300972602 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4975963777015043712 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-48 160 [**] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4975963875796630784 (ROT), 58" away |
| RA (deg) | 10.8076 |
| Dec (deg) | -47.3586 |
| 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
- TIC300972602_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC300972602_s0002.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 20 KB
- meta.json
