TIC 420049539
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 92.1.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 239 (~781 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,327 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.27 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.52 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.30 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.43 |
| TESS mag | 12.58 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 420049539 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2501287836775914624 |
| SIMBAD name | 2MASS J02243080+0041171 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | [SIG2010] 2110012 (HADS, P = 0.076463 d), 257" away |
| RA (deg) | 36.1283 |
| Dec (deg) | 0.688104 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC420049539_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC420049539_s0004.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
