TIC 398790762
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 277.8.
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:
2026-10-04 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.9)
2026-10-04 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 11
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,522 (~8,224 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,650 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.31 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.40 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 36.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.47 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.95 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.26 |
| TESS mag | 12.52 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 398790762 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5231807625863220736 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | HD 93926 (EA, P = 11.251 d), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 162.186 |
| Dec (deg) | -69.6065 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
| Last update | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC398790762_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC398790762_s0011.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
