TIC 83786553
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 601.5.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 10.2)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 152 (~495 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,095 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.15 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.03 |
| TESS mag | 9.593 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 83786553 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3436962645650103040 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 255211 [*], 5.6" away |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J062026.60+293737.2 (EW, P = 0.22065 d), 130" away |
| RA (deg) | 95.1096 |
| Dec (deg) | 29.663 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC83786553_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC83786553_s0020.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 19 KB
- meta.json
