TIC 85538976
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 73.3.
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 | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 458 (~1,494 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,734 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.04 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 21.81 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 70 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.91 |
| TESS mag | 10.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 85538976 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 494478145978522496 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4331-625-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 494519480743402752 (ROT), 213" away |
| RA (deg) | 56.7884 |
| Dec (deg) | 69.5951 |
| 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
- TIC85538976_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC85538976_s0026.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
