TIC 79549086
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 99.7.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 13.5)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 640 (~2,087 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,173 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.64 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.52 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.07 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 13.48 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.51 |
| TESS mag | 10.94 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 79549086 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4846002911359356288 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8059-518-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J032413.9-465300 (RRAB, P = 0.53792 d), 241" away |
| RA (deg) | 50.9606 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.8772 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC79549086_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC79549086_s0004.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
