TIC 459969365
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 289.6.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.8)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 17
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 19 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 344 (~1,120 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,899 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.74 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 14.03 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.78 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.73 |
| TESS mag | 9.252 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 459969365 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1631633890791016064 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+63 1316 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1631622036681296768 (ROT), 225" away |
| RA (deg) | 254.706 |
| Dec (deg) | 63.6101 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC459969365_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC459969365_s0017.png 35 KB
- TIC459969365_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC459969365_s0019.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
