TIC 95932909
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 5445-406-1) as type EB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 443.7.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 248 (~809 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,447 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.54 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.41 |
| TESS mag | 10.91 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 95932909 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5756222686016550272 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5445-406-1 [EB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5756223609433973504 (ROT, P = 0.31305 d), 233" away |
| RA (deg) | 136.596 |
| Dec (deg) | -7.75922 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC95932909_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC95932909_s0008.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
