TIC 179097330
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 251.9.
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:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.0)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 11
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 639 (~2,084 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,248 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.96 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.39 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.26 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.03 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 128 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.91 |
| TESS mag | 11.55 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 179097330 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6110514984946716672 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6110515294184381440 (E, P = 0.81438 d), 124" away |
| RA (deg) | 210.369 |
| Dec (deg) | -41.5449 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC179097330_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC179097330_s0011.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json