TIC 382517753
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 5 sector(s)). Detection score 182.4.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 513 (~1,672 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,825 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.08 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.50 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 34 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.63 |
| TESS mag | 12.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 382517753 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5287850111479285888 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5287850386358148608 (ROT), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 117.484 |
| Dec (deg) | -64.0495 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC382517753_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC382517753_s0004.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
