TIC 302623038
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 794-006176) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 394.5.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 497 (~1,620 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,211 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.33 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.29 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.32 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 98 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.74 |
| TESS mag | 12.08 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 302623038 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 521381237004455168 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 794-006176 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 521381511882349184 (ROT), 213" away |
| RA (deg) | 28.2601 |
| Dec (deg) | 68.6188 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC302623038_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC302623038_s0018.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
