TIC 319863494
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2085.0.
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.
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 | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 401 (~1,307 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,459 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.83 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.84 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 105.64 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.15 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.54 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 8.14 |
| TESS mag | 8.075 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 319863494 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5603230762619166208 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 56973 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5603232476306110208 (E, P = 0.34022 d), 129" away |
| RA (deg) | 109.48 |
| Dec (deg) | -32.7932 |
| 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
- TIC319863494_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC319863494_s0007.png 29 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
