TIC 191769621
Single dip / odd eventAlready in Gaia's catalogue
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 406.7.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.2)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 17
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Already in Gaia's catalogue |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 511 (~1,668 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 11,020 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 7.40 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 4.41 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 730.77 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | -0.06 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.25 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia variability class | ACV|CP|MCP|ROAM|ROAP|SXARI |
| Gaia G mag | 6.63 |
| TESS mag | 6.69 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 191769621 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 396783136235463424 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 8862 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 396784235747088512 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 231" away |
| RA (deg) | 22.0516 |
| Dec (deg) | 44.0492 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC191769621_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC191769621_s0017.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
