TIC 33096446
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 179.2.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-02 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 1.54825 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.8% |
| Amplitude | 2.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~107.2 Earth radii (~9.56 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,532 (~8,259 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.45 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.52 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 130 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.02 |
| TESS mag | 11.84 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 33096446 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3108699734029206144 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3108700081926888448 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 260" away |
| RA (deg) | 104.936 |
| Dec (deg) | -3.00136 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
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 147 KB
- TIC33096446_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC33096446_s0007.png 43 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 612 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 57 KB
- meta.json
