TIC 302872137
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1446.0.
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 6 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 361 (~1,176 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,714 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.81 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.47 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 39.01 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | -0.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 57 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.10 |
| TESS mag | 9.141 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 302872137 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3330712675232520064 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 43874 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J061904.79+102417.7 (EW, P = 0.31188 d), 145" away |
| RA (deg) | 94.765 |
| Dec (deg) | 10.445 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC302872137_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC302872137_s0006.png 30 KB
- thumb.png 18 KB
- meta.json
