TIC 55478184
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 608.7.
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 31 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 570 (~1,858 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,813 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.35 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 23 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.09 |
| TESS mag | 11.69 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 55478184 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4664911147242638848 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC2 3621286 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4664911009803668864 (RRAB, P = 0.61554 d), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 71.1354 |
| Dec (deg) | -63.6529 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC55478184_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC55478184_s0031.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
