TIC 229141709
Single dip / odd eventKnown to NASA (TOI)
Notes
Already known to NASA: TOI 846.01 (FP).
Already on NASA's TESS list as TOI 846.01 (FP).
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 119.6.
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 Found on NASA's list of TESS planet candidates: TOI 846.01 (FP)
2026-10-12 Planet check: Already known to NASA: TOI 846.01 (FP)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Known to NASA (TOI) |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Already known to NASA: TOI 846.01 (FP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 446 (~1,456 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,064 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.04 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.90 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 50 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.12 |
| TESS mag | 11.77 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229141709 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4916461712411594112 |
| SIMBAD name | TOI-846.01 [err] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 26.3767 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.2969 |
| 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
- TIC229141709_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC229141709_s0029.png 48 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
