TIC 405505693
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 52.5.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 17.0)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 23
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 23 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 79 (~259 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.11 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 16.97 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 33 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 13.21 |
| TESS mag | 12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 405505693 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1612403088824256000 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 727-049564 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1612350003028017152 (ROT), 270" away |
| RA (deg) | 225.221 |
| Dec (deg) | 55.3198 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC405505693_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC405505693_s0023.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 51 KB
- meta.json
