TIC 5002446
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 138.1.
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 | 2.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,496 (~4,880 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,430 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.83 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.39 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.07 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.95 |
| TESS mag | 13.56 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 5002446 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3109638961775480320 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3109638820036389632 (E, P = 2.3609 d), 98" away |
| RA (deg) | 107.441 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.711486 |
| 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
- TIC5002446_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC5002446_s0007.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
