TIC 343406720
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 068-030760) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 572.1.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 249 (~813 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,551 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.73 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.35 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 57 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.73 |
| TESS mag | 12.09 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 343406720 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5801218756276648192 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 068-030760 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5801218550118748928 (ROT), 129" away |
| RA (deg) | 268.396 |
| Dec (deg) | -76.4854 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC343406720_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC343406720_s0012.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
