TIC 461559846
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 5 sector(s)). Detection score 529.3.
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) | 351 (~1,146 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,181 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.31 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 94 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.34 |
| TESS mag | 11.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 461559846 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2299873142111339776 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 353.379 |
| Dec (deg) | 84.1226 |
| 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
- TIC461559846_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC461559846_s0018.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
