TIC 470434020
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 622.0.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.4)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 19
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 19 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 959 (~3,128 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,795 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.32 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 134.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.44 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 99 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.64 |
| TESS mag | 11.2 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 470434020 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 258258449392454016 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 258255253936790912 (ROT, P = 5.5569 d), 168" away |
| RA (deg) | 65.9413 |
| Dec (deg) | 48.3319 |
| 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
- TIC470434020_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC470434020_s0019.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
