TIC 306510105
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 141.7.
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 15.1)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 2
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Amplitude | 10.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 737 (~2,404 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,949 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.50 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.69 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.61 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 15.06 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 41 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.18 |
| TESS mag | 11.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 306510105 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5274643769940006144 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 118-015433 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5274643705519649152 (L), 49" away |
| RA (deg) | 119.062 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.4665 |
| 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
- TIC306510105_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC306510105_s0002.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
