TIC 99807388
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 184.9.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.2)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 15
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 15 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 961 (~3,135 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,418 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 21.04 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.21 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 58 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.88 |
| TESS mag | 11.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 99807388 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1862497350856059392 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2686-140-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J204114.96+314500.9 (EW, P = 0.26807 d), 102" away |
| RA (deg) | 310.29 |
| Dec (deg) | 31.7712 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC99807388_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC99807388_s0015.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json
