TIC 293162600
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.6)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 249 (~813 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,429 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.74 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.42 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.59 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 28 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.72 |
| TESS mag | 12.23 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 293162600 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4681736904961790720 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 157-003737 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4681760407022831744 (ROT), 108" away |
| RA (deg) | 62.5841 |
| Dec (deg) | -58.6108 |
| 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
- TIC293162600_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC293162600_s0008.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
