TIC 388506127
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 866-011395) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 131.7.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 477 (~1,555 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,067 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.31 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.11 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.34 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 70 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.55 |
| TESS mag | 12.12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 388506127 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2287724058317339136 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 866-011395 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2287728044046974592 (ROT), 231" away |
| RA (deg) | 356.284 |
| Dec (deg) | 83.1587 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC388506127_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC388506127_s0025.png 39 KB
- TIC388506127_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC388506127_s0026.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
