TIC 453054354
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 257.5.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.1)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 2.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 350 (~1,142 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,827 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.08 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 32 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.56 |
| TESS mag | 12.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 453054354 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3847451838563509120 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 239-76-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J094137+0230.7 (ED, P = 10.095 d), 42" away |
| RA (deg) | 145.401 |
| Dec (deg) | 2.52288 |
| 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
- TIC453054354_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC453054354_s0008.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
