TIC 31940395
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 111.6.
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 1.5)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 508 (~1,655 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,768 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.39 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.52 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.52 |
| TESS mag | 12.09 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 31940395 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3043433174778480384 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3043432796821369344 (ROT, P = 1.6287 d), 153" away |
| RA (deg) | 116.611 |
| Dec (deg) | -7.51142 |
| 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
- TIC31940395_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC31940395_s0007.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
