TIC 459102422
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 897.2.
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 3.8)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 19
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 19 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 142 (~464 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.31 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.78 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 41 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.22 |
| TESS mag | 11.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 459102422 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 488709455144790144 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 488800061773521024 (RS), 138" away |
| RA (deg) | 61.3718 |
| Dec (deg) | 64.4782 |
| 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
- TIC459102422_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC459102422_s0019.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
