TIC 422540456
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 423.6.
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 | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 741 (~2,417 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 26 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.96 |
| TESS mag | 11.58 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 422540456 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 510218750142991488 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4031-526-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 510212878934704000 (ROT), 50" away |
| RA (deg) | 22.1959 |
| Dec (deg) | 60.3193 |
| 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
- TIC422540456_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC422540456_s0018.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
