TIC 320805993
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 8787-921-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 840.6.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 302 (~984 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,936 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.61 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.52 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 54 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.08 |
| TESS mag | 10.65 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 320805993 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6447155071357750400 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8787-921-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6447155586753822080 (ROT), 201" away |
| RA (deg) | 298.838 |
| Dec (deg) | -58.7187 |
| 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
- TIC320805993_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC320805993_s0013.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
