TIC 51197932
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 335.6.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
Updates:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.4)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 999 (~3,259 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,425 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.64 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.89 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 18.99 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.36 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.37 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 43 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.43 |
| TESS mag | 11.25 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 51197932 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5754518168116393856 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5429-1747-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5754517102964505216 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 178" away |
| RA (deg) | 128.31 |
| Dec (deg) | -7.81271 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC51197932_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC51197932_s0008.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
