TIC 229807917
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 107.6.
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 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.6)
2026-10-12 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 0.48866 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~22.9 Earth radii (~2.04 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 955 (~3,113 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,675 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.33 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.63 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.87 |
| TESS mag | 12.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229807917 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6386507831034808064 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 098-098222 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6386508690028286464 (ROT), 244" away |
| RA (deg) | 354.244 |
| Dec (deg) | -70.4586 |
| 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
- 5_planet_check.png 100 KB
- TIC229807917_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC229807917_s0028.png 71 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 3 MB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 122 KB
- meta.json
