TIC 438665683
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 420.2.
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 9 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 5,763 (~18,795 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,850 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 17.09 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.40 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 140.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.53 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.62 |
| TESS mag | 12.84 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 438665683 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5299326332834136192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5299326710791262208 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 44" away |
| RA (deg) | 142.558 |
| Dec (deg) | -59.8546 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC438665683_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC438665683_s0009.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
