TIC 303748938
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 498.0.
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 15 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,107 (~3,609 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,432 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.60 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.91 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 19.33 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.53 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.88 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 52 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.01 |
| TESS mag | 11.74 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 303748938 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2181605548262369024 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 714-073237 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2181605621287990144 (S), 75" away |
| RA (deg) | 308.776 |
| Dec (deg) | 52.7059 |
| 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
- TIC303748938_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC303748938_s0015.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
