TIC 188509334
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 95.9.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 650 (~2,121 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,647 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.47 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 25 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.69 |
| TESS mag | 12.27 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 188509334 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2595606860489113984 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SEKBO 126230.629 (RRAB, P = 0.6387 d), 235" away |
| RA (deg) | 335.359 |
| Dec (deg) | -16.6441 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC188509334_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC188509334_s0028.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
