TIC 440239726
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 405.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 5.4)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 488 (~1,591 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,095 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.95 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.40 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 34 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.66 |
| TESS mag | 12.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 440239726 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5306204804538770304 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5306204740144351488 (L), 73" away |
| RA (deg) | 144.198 |
| Dec (deg) | -57.0186 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC440239726_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC440239726_s0010.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
