TIC 196660508
Transit candidateProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable Gaia DR3 5642394713968297856 43" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 236.2.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 1.46353 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.7% |
| Amplitude | 3.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 513 (~1,672 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,940 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.41 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.25 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.86 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.41 |
| TESS mag | 12.02 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 196660508 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5642394915824757376 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5642394713968297856 (E, P = 1.4635 d), 43" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 130.246 |
| Dec (deg) | -29.447 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC196660508_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC196660508_s0008.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
