TIC 344255487
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 313.0.
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 5.7)
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 | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 736 (~2,400 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,533 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.12 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.76 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 13.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.69 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 26 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.02 |
| TESS mag | 11.57 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 344255487 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5966361447101625600 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7877-709-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5966358526524943488 (L), 54" away |
| RA (deg) | 255.008 |
| Dec (deg) | -41.9764 |
| 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
- TIC344255487_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC344255487_s0012.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
