TIC 355358921
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 411.2.
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 1.6)
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 | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 458 (~1,495 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,856 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.26 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.80 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.57 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.46 |
| TESS mag | 12.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 355358921 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5505626909258901760 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 208-012213 [Y*?] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5505627596453661824 (ROT), 147" away |
| RA (deg) | 109.381 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.5689 |
| 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
- TIC355358921_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC355358921_s0008.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
