TIC 56650122
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 281.9.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 20.0)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 9
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 633 (~2,063 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,822 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.27 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.91 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 19.98 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.91 |
| TESS mag | 11.5 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 56650122 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3775928126140941568 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4918-856-1 [*], 1.7" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3775951769936131968 (ROT), 199" away |
| RA (deg) | 158.185 |
| Dec (deg) | -5.99456 |
| 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
- TIC56650122_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC56650122_s0009.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
