TIC 449995690
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 708.5.
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 7.5)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 17
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) | 441 (~1,438 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,051 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.82 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.45 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 58 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.63 |
| TESS mag | 11.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 449995690 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 425397788917876864 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3666-1300-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 425397960714822272 (ROT), 69" away |
| RA (deg) | 8.92551 |
| Dec (deg) | 58.8067 |
| 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
- TIC449995690_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC449995690_s0017.png 32 KB
- TIC449995690_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC449995690_s0018.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
