TIC 260297394
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable ASASSN-V J061718.94-581417.3 45" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 131.4.
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.
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.790376 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.8% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| RA (deg) | 94.3055 |
| Dec (deg) | -58.2356 |
| TESS mag | 11.43 |
| TIC ID | 260297394 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8546-432-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J061718.94-581417.3 (EA, P = 1.5802 d), 45" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |