TIC 408403628
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 243.7.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.4)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 540 (~1,762 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.40 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.41 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 79 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.43 |
| TESS mag | 11.23 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 408403628 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1843179103345927808 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2170-1704-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1843179206425152128 (E, P = 0.59807 d), 76" away |
| RA (deg) | 310.627 |
| Dec (deg) | 23.9214 |
| 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
- TIC408403628_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC408403628_s0014.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
