TIC 194258012
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 204.0.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 6.6)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 17
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 655 (~2,136 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,840 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.23 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.31 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.18 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 6.63 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 77 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.10 |
| TESS mag | 11.67 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 194258012 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2881101587288479872 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2785-376-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2881089282205317888 (ROT), 243" away |
| RA (deg) | 1.90621 |
| Dec (deg) | 39.6361 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC194258012_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC194258012_s0017.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
