TIC 323815440
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 253.1.
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:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.2)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 11
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 68 (~221 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.51 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.25 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 73 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 13.03 |
| TESS mag | 11.84 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 323815440 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5196013368409059072 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 050-006810 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5196001651738031744 (VAR, P = 0.03582 d), 96" away |
| RA (deg) | 141.526 |
| Dec (deg) | -80.1318 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC323815440_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC323815440_s0011.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
