TIC 53478750
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 132.9.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 21
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 273 (~890 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,452 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.78 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.21 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.41 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.45 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.88 |
| TESS mag | 13.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 53478750 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 832384663628318464 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 832384629268579584 (VAR, P = 0.019119 d), 70" away |
| RA (deg) | 161.928 |
| Dec (deg) | 48.2633 |
| 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
- TIC53478750_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC53478750_s0021.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
