TIC 424878861
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 8384-1747-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 497.8.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 230 (~750 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,661 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.24 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 91 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.91 |
| TESS mag | 10.48 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 424878861 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6658631564431740416 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8384-1747-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6658631731934454400 (ROT), 69" away |
| RA (deg) | 291.478 |
| Dec (deg) | -50.4478 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC424878861_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC424878861_s0013.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
