TIC 288261496
Transit candidateProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable Gaia DR3 3001652523198937088 45" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 292.8.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
Updates:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 27.0)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 1.54884 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.3% |
| Amplitude | 4.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,441 (~11,223 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,071 K |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 26.96 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.16 |
| TESS mag | 12.67 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 288261496 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3001652729357362048 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3001652523198937088 (E, P = 3.0976 d), 45" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 98.4633 |
| Dec (deg) | -11.8766 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC288261496_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC288261496_s0033.png 71 KB
- thumb.png 84 KB
- meta.json
