TIC 209408902
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 390.0.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.7)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 614 (~2,002 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.72 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 73 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.98 |
| TESS mag | 11.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 209408902 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5052708073725024512 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7019-812-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5052707622751625088 (VAR, P = 0.014459 d), 107" away |
| RA (deg) | 45.2374 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.3749 |
| 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
- TIC209408902_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC209408902_s0030.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
