TIC 446533112
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 695.8.
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 5.0)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 9
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 470 (~1,532 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,179 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.71 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.03 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 34 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.67 |
| TESS mag | 11.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 446533112 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5357477436923645952 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 5357477436923645952 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5357383501715836800 (YSO), 147" away |
| RA (deg) | 155.965 |
| Dec (deg) | -52.3996 |
| 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
- TIC446533112_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC446533112_s0009.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
