TIC 277399896
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 329.3.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 16.4)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 357 (~1,163 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 16.42 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 107 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.49 |
| TESS mag | 11.92 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 277399896 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5232384560230992000 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9215-533-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5232384663308323456 (RS), 74" away |
| RA (deg) | 157.401 |
| Dec (deg) | -69.4971 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC277399896_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC277399896_s0010.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
