TIC 408472023
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 241.4.
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 3.2)
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 | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 711 (~2,320 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,389 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.70 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.98 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.22 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.26 |
| TESS mag | 12.76 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 408472023 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1856281944758569344 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1856282052138428288 (ROT, P = 4.8244 d), 74" away |
| RA (deg) | 310.996 |
| Dec (deg) | 27.3499 |
| 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
- TIC408472023_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC408472023_s0015.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
