TIC 4579776
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 50.4.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 299 (~976 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,736 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.18 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.52 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 50 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.78 |
| TESS mag | 10.35 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 4579776 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2413454965298717440 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5824-151-1 [*], 1.7" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2413456064810345984 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 189" away |
| RA (deg) | 348.267 |
| Dec (deg) | -11.5145 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC4579776_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC4579776_s0029.png 57 KB
- thumb.png 72 KB
- meta.json
