TIC 420115946
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 265.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.5)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,292 (~4,215 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,786 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 8.33 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 4.41 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 849.25 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.33 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.48 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 31 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.15 |
| TESS mag | 8.959 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 420115946 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1962707940116258048 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+44 4056 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J220852.55+451718.9 (EW, P = 0.3953 d), 132" away |
| RA (deg) | 332.167 |
| Dec (deg) | 45.2852 |
| 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
- TIC420115946_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC420115946_s0016.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
