TIC 300000861
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 341.5.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.1)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 316 (~1,030 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,106 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.51 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.08 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 34 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.26 |
| TESS mag | 10.79 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 300000861 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4321097022362652160 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 1599-1699-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4321097018051015168 (E, P = 3.7259 d), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 289.699 |
| Dec (deg) | 16.267 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC300000861_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC300000861_s0014.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
