TIC 82377438
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 295.7.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.4)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 408 (~1,331 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,597 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.61 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.32 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.36 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 21 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.92 |
| TESS mag | 11.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 82377438 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 342287079353645184 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 342280860241006336 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 184" away |
| RA (deg) | 28.2029 |
| Dec (deg) | 35.9989 |
| 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
- TIC82377438_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC82377438_s0018.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
