TIC 461362640
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 438.3.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 420 (~1,369 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,803 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.27 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.27 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.38 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 110 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.10 |
| TESS mag | 11.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 461362640 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 531172074515748224 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J000928.37+703728.3 (EW, P = 0.35802 d), 223" away |
| RA (deg) | 2.47753 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.6748 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC461362640_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC461362640_s0017.png 37 KB
- TIC461362640_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC461362640_s0018.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
