TIC 401606923
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 774.6.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 177 (~578 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,968 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.08 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 62 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.57 |
| TESS mag | 10.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 401606923 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6349045885033122560 |
| SIMBAD name | CPD-82 799 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 303.896 |
| Dec (deg) | -81.8313 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC401606923_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC401606923_s0013.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
