TIC 442240362
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 240.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 2.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 6,961 (~22,703 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,710 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 14.37 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 4.24 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 661.45 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.99 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.06 |
| TESS mag | 13.57 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 442240362 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5308011237741878784 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5308005534025303936 (ROT), 81" away |
| RA (deg) | 146.002 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.0817 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC442240362_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC442240362_s0010.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
