TIC 470734830
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 622.8.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 558 (~1,821 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,428 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.33 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 24.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.46 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.56 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 78 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.60 |
| TESS mag | 10.39 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 470734830 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2016065727577560192 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4285-2724-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2016065933746473344 (RS), 74" away |
| RA (deg) | 357.623 |
| Dec (deg) | 62.7757 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC470734830_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC470734830_s0018.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
