TIC 8518546
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 570-069879) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 195.2.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 586 (~1,911 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,562 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.49 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.71 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 81 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.34 |
| TESS mag | 11.98 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 8518546 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4535777350555273728 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 570-069879 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4535777767175732608 (ROT), 113" away |
| RA (deg) | 279.278 |
| Dec (deg) | 23.9153 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC8518546_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC8518546_s0026.png 33 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
