TIC 101766608
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 88.3.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
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 2.0)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 25
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 449 (~1,465 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,764 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.65 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.04 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 165 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.85 |
| TESS mag | 11.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 101766608 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1347810460322704000 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3090-11-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J172115.69+411038.7 (EW, P = 0.41181 d), 216" away |
| RA (deg) | 260.247 |
| Dec (deg) | 41.2084 |
| 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
- TIC101766608_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC101766608_s0025.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
