TIC 420025194
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 373.3.
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 18
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 831 (~2,709 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,927 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.19 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.64 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 11.30 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.07 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.23 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 57 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.24 |
| TESS mag | 11.69 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 420025194 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 427772076892360192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 427772115556940032 (RS), 55" away |
| RA (deg) | 10.6882 |
| Dec (deg) | 62.3918 |
| 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
- TIC420025194_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC420025194_s0018.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
