TIC 248474729
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 149.0.
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 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 1.73149 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.8% |
| Amplitude | 2.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~17.9 Earth radii (~1.6 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 466 (~1,521 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,458 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.88 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.62 |
| TESS mag | 13.16 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 248474729 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3208645757604750208 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3208645757604751872 (E+ROT, P = 3.5944 d), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 78.0217 |
| Dec (deg) | -5.79378 |
| 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 136 KB
- TIC248474729_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC248474729_s0032.png 67 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 760 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 97 KB
- meta.json
