TIC 462675812
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 143.3.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.1)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 25
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 839 (~2,738 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,452 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.18 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.62 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.12 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.93 |
| TESS mag | 12.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 462675812 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4581688253144675584 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | PMAK V108 (EA, P = 7.4376 d), 59" away |
| RA (deg) | 265.137 |
| Dec (deg) | 24.9534 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC462675812_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC462675812_s0025.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
