TIC 260348126
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 468.7.
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 35.4)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 19
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 19 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 209 (~681 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,034 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.56 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 35.37 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 54 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.32 |
| TESS mag | 11.68 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 260348126 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 495472448088177024 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 495471451655420672 (RS), 222" away |
| RA (deg) | 67.1532 |
| Dec (deg) | 67.0265 |
| 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
- TIC260348126_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC260348126_s0019.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
