TIC 42731141
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 273.2.
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 14 |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 542 (~1,767 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,745 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.01 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.07 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 105 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.75 |
| TESS mag | 12.28 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 42731141 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2061536786886333696 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2061536443288968960 (ROT), 90" away |
| RA (deg) | 302.464 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.5415 |
| 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
- TIC42731141_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC42731141_s0014.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
