TIC 168521011
Eclipsing binaryProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 375.9.
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:
2026-10-13 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 2.54194 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.0% |
| Amplitude | 6.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~63.3 Earth radii (~5.65 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,556 (~5,076 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,020 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.76 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.82 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 16.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.63 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.84 |
| TESS mag | 12.51 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168521011 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3053309464956743552 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3053309641060056960 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 32" away |
| RA (deg) | 107.08 |
| Dec (deg) | -5.74862 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
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 148 KB
- TIC168521011_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC168521011_s0033.png 71 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 612 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 79 KB
- meta.json
