TIC 40058487
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 32.7.
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 3 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 725 (~2,363 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,674 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.22 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.21 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.13 |
| TESS mag | 12.69 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 40058487 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2429871361096437248 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 6.74972 |
| Dec (deg) | -8.55001 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC40058487_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC40058487_s0003.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
