TIC 278410967
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 237.4.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 1.32699 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~24.7 Earth radii (~2.2 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 379 (~1,238 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,958 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.24 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.85 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 165 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.49 |
| TESS mag | 11.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 278410967 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5194448969519795328 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9493-817-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5194448454123820928 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 195" away |
| RA (deg) | 116.086 |
| Dec (deg) | -83.1824 |
| 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 151 KB
- TIC278410967_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC278410967_s0013.png 48 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 3 MB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
