TIC 38629623
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 246.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 770 (~2,510 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,791 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.29 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.96 |
| TESS mag | 13.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 38629623 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3194303178177291264 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 3194303178174769792 [WD?], 5.3" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3194303143817551872 (ROT), 87" away |
| RA (deg) | 57.4446 |
| Dec (deg) | -9.93162 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC38629623_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC38629623_s0005.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
