TIC 324515186
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 309050) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 373.3.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 260 (~848 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,538 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.23 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.16 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 55 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.85 |
| TESS mag | 9.444 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 324515186 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5333119169896513536 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 309050 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5333119341700266880 (S), 72" away |
| RA (deg) | 177.273 |
| Dec (deg) | -63.7828 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC324515186_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC324515186_s0010.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
