TIC 283952659
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 216.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.2)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 778 (~2,536 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,440 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.41 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 47.51 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.36 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.21 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 42 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.77 |
| TESS mag | 8.959 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 283952659 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5885440075678134912 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8699-263-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5885440316193326592 (S), 64" away |
| RA (deg) | 233.272 |
| Dec (deg) | -54.4513 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC283952659_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC283952659_s0012.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
