TIC 469978326
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 82.9.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 12.2)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Amplitude | 2.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 982 (~3,202 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,780 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 12.19 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.77 |
| TESS mag | 13.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 469978326 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6391746827847515008 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR2 6391746832141279616 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6391770437282486272 (ROT), 172" away |
| RA (deg) | 342.041 |
| Dec (deg) | -67.5041 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC469978326_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC469978326_s0028.png 54 KB
- thumb.png 65 KB
- meta.json
