TIC 453344687
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 718-046094) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 315.9.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 588 (~1,917 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,854 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.91 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.18 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.87 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 88 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.00 |
| TESS mag | 11.62 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 453344687 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 993519394053730176 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 718-046094 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 993508811254316544 (ROT), 279" away |
| RA (deg) | 102.337 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.4739 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC453344687_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC453344687_s0020.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
