TIC 197985960
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 233.3.
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 3.0)
2026-10-03 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 1
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 1.66606 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 1 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~29.3 Earth radii (~2.62 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 557 (~1,815 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,888 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.71 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.99 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.14 |
| TESS mag | 11.68 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 197985960 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6508134119375897088 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6508132921081771136 (E, P = 0.26779 d), 142" away |
| RA (deg) | 334.655 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.5759 |
| 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
- 5_planet_check.png 89 KB
- TIC197985960_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC197985960_s0001.png 40 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 2 MB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
