TIC 62143344
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 256.7.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.7)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 626 (~2,041 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,582 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.71 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.23 |
| TESS mag | 12.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 62143344 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3083875136592180608 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3083124307588553088 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 0.033562 d), 236" away |
| RA (deg) | 119.888 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.871218 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC62143344_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC62143344_s0007.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
