TIC 9887736
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 53.6.
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 4 |
| Amplitude | 2.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,026 (~3,348 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,312 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.90 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.91 |
| TESS mag | 13.43 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 9887736 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5166638403441798144 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 49.0163 |
| Dec (deg) | -9.25862 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC9887736_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC9887736_s0004.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
