TIC 261106905
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 9492-1947-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 385.1.
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 | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 401 (~1,308 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,926 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.43 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 70 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.06 |
| TESS mag | 11.61 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 261106905 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4620769122641218560 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9492-1947-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4620768847763313024 (ROT), 148" away |
| RA (deg) | 82.8827 |
| Dec (deg) | -83.6261 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC261106905_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC261106905_s0013.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
