TIC 438748651
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 300065) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 371.5.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 445 (~1,453 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,853 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.50 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.71 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 12.48 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 68 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.32 |
| TESS mag | 10.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 438748651 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5307379637029403776 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 300065 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5307381114498160640 (ROT), 49" away |
| RA (deg) | 142.749 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.3407 |
| 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
- TIC438748651_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC438748651_s0009.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
