TIC 26237945
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 320.6.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 8.2)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,410 (~4,600 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,842 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.73 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 17.50 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 8.20 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 47 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.35 |
| TESS mag | 11.95 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 26237945 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3160989522045392896 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3160990140520657152 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 131" away |
| RA (deg) | 106.679 |
| Dec (deg) | 12.4131 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC26237945_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC26237945_s0033.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
