TIC 428203998
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 487.8.
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 | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,106 (~3,608 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,836 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 5.18 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.37 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 13.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.59 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.03 |
| TESS mag | 12.23 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 428203998 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 440519475410233344 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 42.7741 |
| Dec (deg) | 50.8027 |
| 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
- TIC428203998_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC428203998_s0018.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
