TIC 168793377
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 91.9.
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:
2026-10-12 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 0.66004 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 2.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~11.1 Earth radii (~0.99 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 471 (~1,535 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,527 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.78 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.85 |
| TESS mag | 13.39 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168793377 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4869740886366764672 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4869740955086241280 (VAR, P = 0.017708 d), 53" away |
| RA (deg) | 63.9113 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.6654 |
| 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
- 5_planet_check.png 147 KB
- TIC168793377_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC168793377_s0031.png 71 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 380 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 126 KB
- meta.json
