TIC 99865484
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 764-042523) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 434.9.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 455 (~1,485 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,680 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.75 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 44 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.36 |
| TESS mag | 11.94 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 99865484 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1054483190644747776 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 764-042523 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 166.007 |
| Dec (deg) | 62.6208 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC99865484_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC99865484_s0014.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
