TIC 266737314
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 40.6.
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 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 3
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 0.94673 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~6.9 Earth radii (~0.61 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 274 (~895 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,820 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.05 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.37 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.30 |
| TESS mag | 9.862 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 266737314 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5134290152877506688 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-23 727 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5134290255956172672 (ROT), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 29.3641 |
| Dec (deg) | -23.3612 |
| 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 156 KB
- TIC266737314_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC266737314_s0003.png 46 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 1 MB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 73 KB
- meta.json
