TIC 350445898
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 17 sector(s)). Detection score 77.0.
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 4
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 2.1772 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~18.4 Earth radii (~1.64 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 817 (~2,665 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,050 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.45 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.17 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.19 |
| TESS mag | 12.83 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 350445898 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4766644250875786240 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J054231.99-562334.5 (ROT, P = 4.2929 d), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 85.6092 |
| Dec (deg) | -56.4011 |
| 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 93 KB
- TIC350445898_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC350445898_s0004.png 43 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 526 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 53 KB
- meta.json
