TIC 424796997
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 273.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 13.3)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 322 (~1,052 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,406 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.51 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 13.28 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 79 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.59 |
| TESS mag | 10.09 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 424796997 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6646540853536250368 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8388-1514-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6646541261555789184 (S), 167" away |
| RA (deg) | 291.069 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.5 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC424796997_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC424796997_s0013.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
