TIC 185623263
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 217.1.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.6)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.34422 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.8% |
| Amplitude | 3.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 994 (~3,243 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,631 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.03 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.52 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.60 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.85 |
| TESS mag | 12.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 185623263 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5626618921133631104 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | GDS_J0841169-351149 (VAR), 52" away |
| RA (deg) | 130.338 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.1984 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC185623263_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC185623263_s0008.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 55 KB
- meta.json
