TIC 176612493
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable V2819 Ori 75" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 481.8.
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.
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.647889 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.8% |
| Amplitude | 2.3% |
| RA (deg) | 87.584 |
| Dec (deg) | -3.50179 |
| TESS mag | 10.08 |
| TIC ID | 176612493 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 294417 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | V2819 Ori (EA, P = 1.2955 d), 75" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |