TIC 421423265
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 278.0.
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:
2026-10-04 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 12.3)
2026-10-04 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 11
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,050 (~3,425 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,709 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.95 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 32.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 12.33 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.59 |
| TESS mag | 12.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 421423265 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5848471917776461440 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5848471883429327488 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 67" away |
| RA (deg) | 219.131 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.8506 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
| Last update | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC421423265_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC421423265_s0011.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
