TIC 405429318
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 253.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 501 (~1,634 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,476 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.87 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.79 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.59 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.99 |
| TESS mag | 13.38 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 405429318 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6352360985606023424 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6352382219924331904 (ROT), 266" away |
| RA (deg) | 357.287 |
| Dec (deg) | -80.5684 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC405429318_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC405429318_s0013.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
