TIC 65559672
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 402.8.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.6)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 17
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 498 (~1,623 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,238 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.81 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 21.54 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.31 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.58 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 41 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.53 |
| TESS mag | 10.36 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 65559672 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1994777842444275456 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4005-40-1 [HS?] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1994777636284511872 (ROT), 59" away |
| RA (deg) | 358.965 |
| Dec (deg) | 56.2197 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC65559672_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC65559672_s0017.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
