TIC 386262459
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 352.2.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.66527 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.3% |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 367 (~1,197 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,010 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.96 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.34 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 34.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.03 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.99 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 48 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.14 |
| TESS mag | 9.139 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 386262459 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5721978258932590720 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 71943 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5721979805120813824 (ROT), 61" away |
| RA (deg) | 127.401 |
| Dec (deg) | -16.0018 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC386262459_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC386262459_s0008.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
