TIC 206539286
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 143.5.
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 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.5)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.10766 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 460 (~1,502 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.47 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.18 |
| TESS mag | 12.66 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 206539286 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4909295847240001024 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4909296951046982656 (ROT), 168" away |
| RA (deg) | 17.5804 |
| Dec (deg) | -58.9365 |
| 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
- TIC206539286_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC206539286_s0028.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 89 KB
- meta.json
