TIC 290409985
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 384.0.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.7)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.17014 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 773 (~2,522 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,934 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 20.90 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 234.23 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.36 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.71 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 8.77 |
| TESS mag | 8.067 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 290409985 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5768058069695168896 |
| SIMBAD name | CPD-84 506 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5768057691741249792 (RS), 253" away |
| RA (deg) | 235.748 |
| Dec (deg) | -85.1246 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC290409985_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC290409985_s0012.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
