TIC 708509698
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (Gaia DR3 2966692653339890816) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 402.6.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 306 (~998 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,385 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.57 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 88 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.05 |
| TESS mag | 11.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 708509698 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2966692653339890816 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 2966692653339890816 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2966691386326517120 (ROT, P = 2.8123 d), 255" away |
| RA (deg) | 88.3543 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.7656 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC708509698_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC708509698_s0033.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
