TIC 228570122
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 50.5.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.0)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.329768 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.5% |
| Amplitude | 3.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 405 (~1,322 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,389 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.84 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.40 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.03 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.05 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.83 |
| TESS mag | 13.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 228570122 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2422236386713002112 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 358.675 |
| Dec (deg) | -11.8747 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC228570122_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC228570122_s0029.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 126 KB
- meta.json
