TIC 61643156
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 269.9.
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 1.6)
2026-10-03 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 | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 571 (~1,863 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,017 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.33 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.59 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.62 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 42 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.78 |
| TESS mag | 11.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 61643156 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5371629221028182016 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8219-608-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5371629289747579520 (E, P = 0.34739 d), 76" away |
| RA (deg) | 176.959 |
| Dec (deg) | -47.2055 |
| 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
- TIC61643156_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC61643156_s0010.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 28 KB
- meta.json
