TIC 358180457
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 17 sector(s)). Detection score 78.0.
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 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.8)
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) | 1.00817 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.7% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~12.3 Earth radii (~1.09 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 349 (~1,139 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.17 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.76 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.56 |
| TESS mag | 12.97 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 358180457 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5263609075540784000 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5263608697583659008 (E, P = 2.1955 d), 71" away |
| RA (deg) | 107.181 |
| Dec (deg) | -73.4273 |
| 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 135 KB
- TIC358180457_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC358180457_s0029.png 66 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 648 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 122 KB
- meta.json
