TIC 397596577
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 57.8.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 23
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 23 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 981 (~3,198 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,987 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.36 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.47 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.28 |
| TESS mag | 12.88 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 397596577 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3733404346433611392 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3733404518232304000 (ROT), 219" away |
| RA (deg) | 199.822 |
| Dec (deg) | 11.521 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC397596577_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC397596577_s0023.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
