TIC 453317812
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 208.4.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.1)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 694 (~2,264 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,619 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.51 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.07 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.58 |
| TESS mag | 13.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 453317812 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 992596701935955712 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J063809.14+522441.9 (ROT, P = 14.079 d), 281" away |
| RA (deg) | 99.5815 |
| Dec (deg) | 52.3382 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC453317812_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC453317812_s0020.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json