TIC 149801960
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 226.8.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.1)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.966844 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.6% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 200 (~652 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,852 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.83 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.55 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.11 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.99 |
| TESS mag | 9.502 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 149801960 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6551795764770234496 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-36 15865 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J232434.6-354259 (RRAB, P = 0.52693 d), 282" away |
| RA (deg) | 351.222 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.7625 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC149801960_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC149801960_s0029.png 61 KB
- thumb.png 92 KB
- meta.json
