TIC 46106503
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2278.0.
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 | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 558 (~1,818 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,724 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.38 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 29.69 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.14 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 26 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.96 |
| TESS mag | 9.907 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 46106503 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5304210535272205056 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-57 2299 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5304210569624625920 (S), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 132.066 |
| Dec (deg) | -58.0481 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC46106503_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC46106503_s0008.png 29 KB
- thumb.png 14 KB
- meta.json
