TIC 61089040
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 515.1.
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 3.5)
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) | 456 (~1,486 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,871 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.50 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.40 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.52 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.79 |
| TESS mag | 10.36 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 61089040 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6710993056926763136 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8374-1892-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6710991304580099328 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 162" away |
| RA (deg) | 286.495 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.5987 |
| 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
- TIC61089040_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC61089040_s0013.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
