TIC 5870394
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 246.7.
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 1.6)
2026-10-04 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 245 (~798 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,203 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.57 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 56 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.04 |
| TESS mag | 11.55 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 5870394 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3516334770852221056 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 351-065317 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 187.722 |
| Dec (deg) | -19.818 |
| 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
- TIC5870394_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC5870394_s0010.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 14 KB
- meta.json
