TIC 261622222
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 587.3.
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 1.8)
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 | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 827 (~2,696 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,492 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.77 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.49 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 55.94 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.60 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.83 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 81 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.19 |
| TESS mag | 10.9 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 261622222 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 206030272682691840 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3345-1441-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 206029203233351040 (ROT), 150" away |
| RA (deg) | 77.1442 |
| Dec (deg) | 46.3047 |
| 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
- TIC261622222_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC261622222_s0019.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
