TIC 131250692
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 242.7.
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 1.7)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,455 (~4,747 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,354 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.73 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.68 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.82 |
| TESS mag | 13.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 131250692 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5535684430432166400 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5535684258633207040 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 136" away |
| RA (deg) | 117.718 |
| Dec (deg) | -41.76 |
| 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
- TIC131250692_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC131250692_s0008.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
