TIC 287635918
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 130.1.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 8.9)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 2
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 603 (~1,968 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,113 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.06 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.39 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 8.94 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.83 |
| TESS mag | 11.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 287635918 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5220938919053986816 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 085-015183 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5220940082986772736 (E, P = 0.25306 d), 205" away |
| RA (deg) | 125.187 |
| Dec (deg) | -73.0803 |
| 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
- TIC287635918_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC287635918_s0002.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
