TIC 2762805
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 118.9.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 10.4718 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 842 (~2,747 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,296 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 8.05 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.50 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 45.84 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.19 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.30 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 33 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.58 |
| TESS mag | 9.968 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 2762805 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2418535533652856064 |
| SIMBAD name | BD-16 6361 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 356.683 |
| Dec (deg) | -16.1879 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC2762805_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC2762805_s0029.png 49 KB
- thumb.png 57 KB
- meta.json
