TIC 279796972
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 236.9.
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 5.0)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 6
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,481 (~4,831 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,176 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.97 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.85 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 21.36 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.01 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 42 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.57 |
| TESS mag | 12.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279796972 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3106520334484001408 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3106519716007923328 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 120" away |
| RA (deg) | 100.45 |
| Dec (deg) | -2.64557 |
| 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
- TIC279796972_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC279796972_s0006.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
