TIC 48400836
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 192.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 581 (~1,895 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,912 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.50 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 86 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.51 |
| TESS mag | 12.12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 48400836 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2926342500745736192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2926342500745270272 (ROT, P = 0.33698 d), 30" away |
| RA (deg) | 99.5372 |
| Dec (deg) | -22.3719 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC48400836_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC48400836_s0007.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
