TIC 385004870
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 8591-1071-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 386.2.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 296 (~966 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,269 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.71 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.88 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 80 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.88 |
| TESS mag | 10.5 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 385004870 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5303781931905123584 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8591-1071-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5303781244710367488 (ROT), 103" away |
| RA (deg) | 137.293 |
| Dec (deg) | -57.4801 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC385004870_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC385004870_s0009.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
