TIC 318491609
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 393.4.
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 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,723 (~5,619 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,174 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.45 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.76 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 15.62 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.79 |
| TESS mag | 12.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 318491609 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3139849727373046400 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3139849933531476480 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 55" away |
| RA (deg) | 111.76 |
| Dec (deg) | 5.23409 |
| 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
- TIC318491609_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC318491609_s0007.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
