TIC 450550119
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 360.0.
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 2.2)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 906 (~2,955 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,000 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.97 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.68 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 290.37 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.20 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 25 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.26 |
| TESS mag | 9.306 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 450550119 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5339495890663964032 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 97964 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J111516.67-580831.6 (SR, P = 268 d), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 168.83 |
| Dec (deg) | -58.1499 |
| 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
- TIC450550119_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC450550119_s0010.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
