TIC 150442268
Transit candidateProbably known
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
WARNING: same period as the known variable AE Pic 107" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 5 sector(s)). Detection score 133.1.
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:
2026-10-02 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 2
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 2.98219 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~17.8 Earth radii (~1.59 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 195 (~637 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,600 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.83 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.73 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.31 |
| TESS mag | 10.82 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 150442268 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5478292294276807424 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8898-519-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | AE Pic (EB:, P = 2.9818 d), 107" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 97.8528 |
| Dec (deg) | -61.8908 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- 5_planet_check.png 155 KB
- TIC150442268_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC150442268_s0002.png 42 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 640 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 57 KB
- meta.json
