TIC 318516482
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 247.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.9)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.20483 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.4% |
| Amplitude | 2.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 644 (~2,102 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,958 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.20 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.52 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.86 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 216 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.83 |
| TESS mag | 11.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 318516482 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6400358275930872064 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9122-441-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 325.742 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.5559 |
| 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
- TIC318516482_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC318516482_s0027.png 71 KB
- thumb.png 89 KB
- meta.json
