TIC 99725440
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 64.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 9.7)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 26
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 26 |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 484 (~1,580 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,294 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.91 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 9.65 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 28 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.52 |
| TESS mag | 12.15 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 99725440 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1097264195945802752 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1097263714909464320 (ROT, P = 0.49435 d), 211" away |
| RA (deg) | 125.164 |
| Dec (deg) | 68.5754 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC99725440_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC99725440_s0026.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
