TIC 453080115
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 102-020255) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1249.1.
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 5.2)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 259 (~843 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,133 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.79 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.06 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.19 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 29 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.16 |
| TESS mag | 11.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 453080115 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5267683998775216256 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 102-020255 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5267677749600188032 (ROT), 217" away |
| RA (deg) | 113.65 |
| Dec (deg) | -69.7976 |
| 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
- TIC453080115_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC453080115_s0008.png 30 KB
- thumb.png 20 KB
- meta.json
