TIC 67669587
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 7002-542-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 655.6.
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 2.9)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 117 (~381 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,880 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.78 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.32 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.17 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.85 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 37 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.48 |
| TESS mag | 10.87 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 67669587 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5028374919329160320 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7002-542-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5028328117068894592 (ROT), 268" away |
| RA (deg) | 19.6758 |
| Dec (deg) | -32.0351 |
| 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
- TIC67669587_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC67669587_s0030.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 20 KB
- meta.json
