TIC 229091044
Transit candidateProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 7527-27-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 67.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 2.8919 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 558 (~1,821 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,203 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.44 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.65 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 71 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.39 |
| TESS mag | 11.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229091044 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4995168637377165312 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7527-27-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4995181419199839616 (ROT), 237" away |
| RA (deg) | 3.79654 |
| Dec (deg) | -42.2881 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC229091044_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC229091044_s0029.png 66 KB
- thumb.png 111 KB
- meta.json
