TIC 159696490
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 115.0.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.7755 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.9% |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 991 (~3,231 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,631 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.44 |
| TESS mag | 13.02 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159696490 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6581724780518255616 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 253-193564 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6581727323138895744 (ROT), 136" away |
| RA (deg) | 318.57 |
| Dec (deg) | -39.5867 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC159696490_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC159696490_s0028.png 57 KB
- thumb.png 93 KB
- meta.json
