TIC 70578294
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 90.6.
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 4 |
| Amplitude | 2.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,450 (~4,729 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,122 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.82 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.08 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.87 |
| TESS mag | 13.51 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 70578294 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5118958184782576128 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5118961208439552256 (VAR, P = 0.025975 d), 103" away |
| RA (deg) | 38.0806 |
| Dec (deg) | -25.3579 |
| 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
- TIC70578294_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC70578294_s0004.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
