TIC 422679949
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 459-002560) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 54.7.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.1)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 307 (~1,001 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,090 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.12 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 54 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.20 |
| TESS mag | 11.68 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 422679949 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2511358882250254976 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 459-002560 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2511362279569394048 (RS), 192" away |
| RA (deg) | 29.9655 |
| Dec (deg) | 1.66468 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC422679949_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC422679949_s0004.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
