TIC 8963802
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 97.0.
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 29 |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 906 (~2,955 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,781 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.34 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.22 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.47 |
| TESS mag | 13.08 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 8963802 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2438766719402635648 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 354.61 |
| Dec (deg) | -8.81747 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC8963802_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC8963802_s0029.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
