TIC 464583002
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 176729) as type **, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 611.4.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 9.7)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 160 (~521 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 11,223 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.59 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 40.57 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.05 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 9.70 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia variability class | ACV|CP|MCP|ROAM|ROAP|SXARI |
| Gaia G mag | 7.57 |
| TESS mag | 7.463 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 464583002 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6438776483516800256 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 176729 [**] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6438780022569877632 (ROT), 255" away |
| RA (deg) | 286.491 |
| Dec (deg) | -63.7448 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC464583002_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC464583002_s0013.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
