TIC 63860902
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 279.9.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 23.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 22
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 356 (~1,162 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,501 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.84 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 23.47 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.06 |
| TESS mag | 12.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 63860902 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3981716261448177920 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J105221.74+163234.9 (ROT, P = 1.669 d), 233" away |
| RA (deg) | 163.023 |
| Dec (deg) | 16.5412 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC63860902_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC63860902_s0022.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
