TIC 420498400
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 651.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 480 (~1,567 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,113 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.95 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 147.19 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.47 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 84 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.02 |
| TESS mag | 8.772 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 420498400 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 522085302403305856 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 12528 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 522084718287777280 (E, P = 0.43195 d), 152" away |
| RA (deg) | 31.5534 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.8544 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC420498400_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC420498400_s0018.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
