TIC 13709926
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 248.1.
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 4.2)
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 | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,248 (~4,069 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,302 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.33 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.29 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.64 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.21 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.51 |
| TESS mag | 13.18 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 13709926 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5749848263058531072 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5749849018972773248 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 298" away |
| RA (deg) | 133.473 |
| Dec (deg) | -9.39267 |
| 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
- TIC13709926_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC13709926_s0008.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
