TIC 62763859
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 127.2.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 10.6)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Amplitude | 2.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,255 (~4,093 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,690 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.01 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.56 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.62 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.94 |
| TESS mag | 12.47 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 62763859 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6602069658344476032 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6602069696999731968 (E, P = 7.7374 d), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 336.488 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.5462 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC62763859_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC62763859_s0028.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
