TIC 100657826
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 239.5.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
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 | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 511 (~1,666 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,619 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.75 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.80 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.64 |
| TESS mag | 13.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 100657826 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2903884086691478784 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J054807-2959.3 (RRAB, P = 0.51171 d), 138" away |
| RA (deg) | 87.0696 |
| Dec (deg) | -29.9992 |
| 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
- TIC100657826_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC100657826_s0005.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
