TIC 128661944
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 341.8.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 775 (~2,529 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.60 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.65 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 29 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.39 |
| TESS mag | 11.07 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 128661944 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5602353043114502784 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6557-1659-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5602353008760796928 (ROT, P = 0.51722 d), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 118.304 |
| Dec (deg) | -25.5537 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC128661944_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC128661944_s0007.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
