TIC 279245986
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 11 sector(s)). Detection score 151.3.
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 29
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 0.574153 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.6% |
| Amplitude | 4.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~30.1 Earth radii (~2.68 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,101 (~3,592 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,746 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.62 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.17 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.82 |
| TESS mag | 13.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279245986 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5485262304644089472 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5485168605637208960 (ROT), 191" away |
| RA (deg) | 103.622 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.614 |
| 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 141 KB
- TIC279245986_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC279245986_s0029.png 67 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 952 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 104 KB
- meta.json
