TIC 279216392
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 60.0.
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) | 11.7482 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.9% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 533 (~1,738 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,697 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.91 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.62 |
| TESS mag | 12.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279216392 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5484878506366486144 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5484878261552569728 (E, P = 0.24691 d), 69" away |
| RA (deg) | 103.42 |
| Dec (deg) | -56.5744 |
| 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
- TIC279216392_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC279216392_s0029.png 60 KB
- thumb.png 84 KB
- meta.json
