TIC 318887646
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 83.2.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.7)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 379 (~1,235 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,834 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.16 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.67 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 94 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.89 |
| TESS mag | 12.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 318887646 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2499041809398347904 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 454-003515 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 42.134 |
| Dec (deg) | 0.670635 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC318887646_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC318887646_s0004.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
