TIC 255592579
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 221.2.
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 5
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 642 (~2,093 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,663 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.66 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.46 |
| TESS mag | 13.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 255592579 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5550704790052293248 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5550693103446213632 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 81" away |
| RA (deg) | 97.0301 |
| Dec (deg) | -50.9768 |
| 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
- TIC255592579_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC255592579_s0005.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
