TIC 459234862
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 239.2.
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:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.5)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 325 (~1,058 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,356 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.50 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.54 |
| TESS mag | 11.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 459234862 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5352862374310619648 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5352862271232290816 (E, P = 0.48329 d), 48" away |
| RA (deg) | 162.014 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.6988 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC459234862_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC459234862_s0010.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
