TIC 29478974
Single dip / odd eventKnown to NASA (TOI)
Notes
Already known to NASA: CTOI 29478974.01 (PC).
Already on NASA's TESS list as CTOI 29478974.01 (PC).
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 166.1.
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 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 5.0)
2026-10-12 Found on NASA's list of TESS planet candidates: CTOI 29478974.01 (PC)
2026-10-12 Planet check: Already known to NASA: CTOI 29478974.01 (PC)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Known to NASA (TOI) |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Already known to NASA: CTOI 29478974.01 (PC) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 230 (~752 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,619 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.56 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.95 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 22 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.06 |
| TESS mag | 10.62 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 29478974 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6802032928942576000 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6931-919-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6802032619704924416 (ROT), 148" away |
| RA (deg) | 314.082 |
| Dec (deg) | -26.5885 |
| 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
- TIC29478974_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC29478974_s0028.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
