TIC 344943877
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 227.1.
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 | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 637 (~2,078 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,884 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 4.42 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 21.14 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.03 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.07 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 40 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.90 |
| TESS mag | 10.35 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 344943877 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1994211662671799808 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4004-1964-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1994211697031534720 (VAR, P = 0.03561 d), 67" away |
| RA (deg) | 355.013 |
| Dec (deg) | 54.5564 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC344943877_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC344943877_s0017.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
