TIC 29508261
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 491.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.85698 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.6% |
| Amplitude | 4.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 739 (~2,410 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.86 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 53 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.10 |
| TESS mag | 11.65 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 29508261 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5331657021253603456 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5331656888115068672 (E, P = 2.4973 d), 123" away |
| RA (deg) | 133.127 |
| Dec (deg) | -44.0436 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC29508261_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC29508261_s0009.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
