TIC 444135983
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 495.4.
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 15.6)
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 | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 433 (~1,412 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,370 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.44 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.27 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 19.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.65 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 15.64 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 81 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.25 |
| TESS mag | 10.73 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 444135983 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 458073659588630272 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3695-685-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 458073247271056640 (VAR, P = 0.8648 d), 92" away |
| RA (deg) | 37.7494 |
| Dec (deg) | 57.7122 |
| 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
- TIC444135983_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC444135983_s0018.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
