TIC 307438300
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 9 sector(s)). Detection score 55.6.
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 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 3.40667 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~113.8 Earth radii (~10.15 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,927 (~12,807 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,809 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 7.19 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.57 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 53.14 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.10 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.87 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.68 |
| TESS mag | 13.12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 307438300 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5272610227483652224 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5272608750014900736 (E, P = 23.647 d), 57" away |
| RA (deg) | 125.837 |
| Dec (deg) | -67.5912 |
| 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
- 5_planet_check.png 123 KB
- TIC307438300_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC307438300_s0029.png 68 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 956 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 129 KB
- meta.json
