TIC 387268955
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (BD+79 689) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 6 sector(s)). Detection score 339.3.
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 18 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 327 (~1,067 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,256 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.48 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.64 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.08 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 59 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.92 |
| TESS mag | 9.574 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 387268955 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2297343582469410688 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+79 689 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2297343204512285312 (RS), 59" away |
| RA (deg) | 313.574 |
| Dec (deg) | 80.5313 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC387268955_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC387268955_s0018.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
