TIC 444135964
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 318.1.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 642 (~2,094 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,415 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.00 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.34 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.95 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.73 |
| TESS mag | 13.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 444135964 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 458073693947638656 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 458073247271056640 (VAR, P = 0.8648 d), 130" away |
| RA (deg) | 37.7708 |
| Dec (deg) | 57.7167 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC444135964_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC444135964_s0018.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
