TIC 443162458
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 332.3.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 6
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 857 (~2,795 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,556 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.75 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.05 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.51 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.01 |
| TESS mag | 12.47 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 443162458 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3001106650030798464 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3001106615671066368 (E, P = 0.27438 d), 65" away |
| RA (deg) | 95.5821 |
| Dec (deg) | -11.7296 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC443162458_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC443162458_s0006.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
