TIC 43770392
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 183.9.
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 | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 474 (~1,545 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,927 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.78 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 91.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.11 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 58 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 8.77 |
| TESS mag | 8.724 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 43770392 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2062374507345913728 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 228298 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2062374717812570368 (ROT), 81" away |
| RA (deg) | 303.103 |
| Dec (deg) | 39.7322 |
| 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
- TIC43770392_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC43770392_s0014.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
