TIC 100408033
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 398.1.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 6.3)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 338 (~1,103 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,068 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.08 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 6.28 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 108 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.15 |
| TESS mag | 11.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 100408033 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1905750385934623232 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2742-187-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1905797596215136256 (RS), 233" away |
| RA (deg) | 336.534 |
| Dec (deg) | 35.3775 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC100408033_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC100408033_s0016.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
