TIC 70554476
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 38.5.
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 3 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 446 (~1,454 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,881 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.20 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.52 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 24 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.44 |
| TESS mag | 12.01 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 70554476 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4969742293547129344 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4969742259187373056 (E, P = 20.609 d), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 33.6471 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.3682 |
| 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
- TIC70554476_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC70554476_s0003.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 55 KB
- meta.json
