TIC 100480869
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 245.2.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.2)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 5
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,207 (~3,937 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,890 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.33 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.21 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.69 |
| TESS mag | 13.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 100480869 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2904023759028463104 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2904024858540091648 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 251" away |
| RA (deg) | 85.7244 |
| Dec (deg) | -30.0335 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC100480869_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC100480869_s0005.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
