TIC 18940649
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 792-320-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 384.9.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 460 (~1,500 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,468 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.91 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.43 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.63 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.57 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 35 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.14 |
| TESS mag | 10.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 18940649 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3152162810197185280 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 792-320-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3152160890350129408 (ROT), 212" away |
| RA (deg) | 119.221 |
| Dec (deg) | 13.4142 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC18940649_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC18940649_s0007.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
