TIC 40727705
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 255.7.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 15
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 15 |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,301 (~10,768 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,185 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 10.62 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.89 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 71.67 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.61 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.90 |
| TESS mag | 13.08 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 40727705 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2074139629683875072 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2074138800730113792 (E, P = 16.195 d), 128" away |
| RA (deg) | 301.15 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.188 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC40727705_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC40727705_s0015.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
