TIC 23553313
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 143.6.
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:
2026-10-02 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 1.98909 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.7% |
| Amplitude | 2.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~208.7 Earth radii (~18.62 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,383 (~11,035 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,637 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 11.71 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.60 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 57.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.56 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.49 |
| TESS mag | 12.57 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 23553313 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3059189588725344000 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3059189863603237632 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 110" away |
| RA (deg) | 108.427 |
| Dec (deg) | -5.07238 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
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 143 KB
- TIC23553313_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC23553313_s0007.png 43 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 612 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 59 KB
- meta.json
