TIC 260063913
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 279.0.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 14.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,024 (~3,340 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,089 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.02 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 10.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.59 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 14.04 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.64 |
| TESS mag | 12.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 260063913 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2174361729451114624 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3971-94-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2174362519725086080 (ROT), 93" away |
| RA (deg) | 325.472 |
| Dec (deg) | 54.5223 |
| 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
- TIC260063913_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC260063913_s0016.png 38 KB
- TIC260063913_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC260063913_s0017.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
