TIC 300443908
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 7 sector(s)). Detection score 217.1.
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:
2026-10-03 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 0.765531 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 2.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~34.0 Earth radii (~3.04 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 634 (~2,066 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,861 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.87 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.17 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.71 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.99 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.74 |
| TESS mag | 12.23 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 300443908 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5267861024444614912 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 104-020240 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5267860852645919872 (L), 80" away |
| RA (deg) | 111.563 |
| Dec (deg) | -69.3868 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 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
- 5_planet_check.png 114 KB
- TIC300443908_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC300443908_s0008.png 37 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 631 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
