TIC 344289252
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 178.6.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 14.2)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 15
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 15 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 685 (~2,235 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 11,659 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.27 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 85.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 14.20 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 101 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.16 |
| TESS mag | 10.75 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 344289252 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2189324948823364608 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3961-1312-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J210907.42+561753.5 (SR, P = 156.25 d), 48" away |
| RA (deg) | 317.27 |
| Dec (deg) | 56.2862 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC344289252_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC344289252_s0015.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
