TIC 63836494
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 179.7.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 10.2)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 615 (~2,007 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,159 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.16 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.68 |
| TESS mag | 13.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 63836494 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2344372306129488256 |
| SIMBAD name | RGO 5022 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2344323584020456192 (ROT), 261" away |
| RA (deg) | 14.8746 |
| Dec (deg) | -25.821 |
| 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
- TIC63836494_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC63836494_s0030.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
