TIC 63898806
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 281.5.
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 1.6)
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 | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 218 (~712 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,417 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.62 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.18 |
| TESS mag | 10.7 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 63898806 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2344764247664403712 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6422-2069-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2344771325770505984 (L), 287" away |
| RA (deg) | 15.1966 |
| Dec (deg) | -25.3679 |
| 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
- TIC63898806_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC63898806_s0030.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
