TIC 278683165
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 78.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.569721 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.7% |
| Amplitude | 6.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 326 (~1,064 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,287 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.67 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.67 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.14 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.34 |
| TESS mag | 14.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 278683165 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5483417976967739776 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5483421855320748672 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 291" away |
| RA (deg) | 99.1756 |
| Dec (deg) | -59.4593 |
| 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
- TIC278683165_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC278683165_s0031.png 73 KB
- thumb.png 138 KB
- meta.json
