TIC 16490297

Transit candidateKnown to NASA (TOI)

Notes

Already known to NASA: CTOI 16490297.01 (PC). Already on NASA's TESS list as CTOI 16490297.01 (PC). NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 513-044259) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references. Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 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. Updates: 2026-10-02 Found on NASA's list of TESS planet candidates: CTOI 16490297.01 (PC) 2026-10-02 Planet check: Already known to NASA: CTOI 16490297.01 (PC) 2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7

The signal

Type	Transit candidate
Status	Known to NASA (TOI)
Period (days)	2.74997
Period source	hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7
Eclipse / dip depth	1.7%
Amplitude	0.4%
Data used	TESS sector 7 (QLP)

Planet check

Verdict	Already known to NASA: CTOI 16490297.01 (PC) ExoFOP check plot all test results light curve data
Size if it's a planet	~22.1 Earth radii (~1.97 Jupiter)

The star (Gaia & TESS)

Distance (pc)	553 (~1,804 light years)
Temperature (Gaia)	5,912 K
Size (Gaia)	1.58 x the Sun
Mass (Gaia)	1.10 x the Sun
Luminosity (Gaia)	2.76 x the Sun
Colour, Gaia BP-RP	0.73
RUWE (Gaia)	0.97 - fits a single star
Radial velocity (Gaia)	speed changes by 146 km/s - likely an orbiting pair
Gaia G mag	12.25
TESS mag	11.87

Names & neighbours

TIC ID	16490297
Gaia DR3 ID	3151845296152086784
SIMBAD name	UCAC4 513-044259 [SB*]
Nearest known variable	Gaia DR3 3151844746396387072 (ROT), 198" away
RA (deg)	116.851
Dec (deg)	12.475
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.

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