TIC 62531056
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 646.3.
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 19.4)
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 | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 196 (~640 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,516 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.39 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.62 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 19.44 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.96 |
| TESS mag | 9.612 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 62531056 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5762281471826633856 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4868-392-1 [Em*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5762283022310124800 (S), 218" away |
| RA (deg) | 132.461 |
| Dec (deg) | -2.84492 |
| 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
- TIC62531056_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC62531056_s0008.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
