TIC 421478777
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 251.7.
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 13 |
| Amplitude | 4.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 691 (~2,255 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,906 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.41 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.11 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.07 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.00 |
| TESS mag | 13.43 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 421478777 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6747580543292178048 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6747580543292760320 (E, P = 16.324 d), 45" away |
| RA (deg) | 297.1 |
| Dec (deg) | -33.4344 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC421478777_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC421478777_s0013.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
