TIC 333918727
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 322.1.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 179 (~584 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,726 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.83 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 105 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.82 |
| TESS mag | 10.98 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 333918727 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6129555773258723840 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-49 6837B [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | WISE J120947.1-500221 (EW, P = 0.31198 d), 49" away |
| RA (deg) | 182.428 |
| Dec (deg) | -50.0324 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC333918727_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC333918727_s0010.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
