TIC 21539055
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 245.0.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 913 (~2,978 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,601 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.27 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.57 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.81 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 31 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.10 |
| TESS mag | 11.81 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 21539055 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4804673845523639808 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7605-1287-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4804677796893551616 (RS), 268" away |
| RA (deg) | 86.0932 |
| Dec (deg) | -41.2843 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC21539055_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC21539055_s0005.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
