TIC 31861015
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 240.7.
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 2.2)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.03176 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.3% |
| Amplitude | 4.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,246 (~4,066 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,439 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.28 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.52 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.00 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.07 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.23 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.04 |
| TESS mag | 12.48 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 31861015 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6744021767752001280 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6743928206184601216 (RRC, P = 0.35146 d), 116" away |
| RA (deg) | 289.407 |
| Dec (deg) | -33.9364 |
| 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
- TIC31861015_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC31861015_s0027.png 68 KB
- thumb.png 82 KB
- meta.json
