TIC 99204790
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 296.7.
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:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.0)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 480 (~1,565 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,834 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.01 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.91 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.38 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.00 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.94 |
| TESS mag | 11.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 99204790 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6014796381717432704 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6014795935040815744 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 185" away |
| RA (deg) | 236.552 |
| Dec (deg) | -34.1202 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC99204790_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC99204790_s0012.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
