TIC 282396734
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 267.4.
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 6
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 0.66868 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~81.8 Earth radii (~7.3 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 468 (~1,525 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,476 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 7.12 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.44 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 41.46 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.56 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.21 |
| TESS mag | 9.397 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 282396734 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3316362747115682816 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 121-463-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3316362506598243712 (S), 179" away |
| RA (deg) | 89.8013 |
| Dec (deg) | 2.73588 |
| 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 149 KB
- TIC282396734_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC282396734_s0006.png 46 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 618 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
