TIC 394657039
Transit candidateKnown to NASA (TOI)
Notes
Already known to NASA: TOI 159.01 (CP).
Already on NASA's TESS list as TOI 159.01 (CP).
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 6 sector(s)). Detection score 190.9.
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 Found on NASA's list of TESS planet candidates: TOI 159.01 (CP)
2026-10-12 Planet check: Already known to NASA: TOI 159.01 (CP)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Known to NASA (TOI) |
| Period (days) | 3.76327 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.0% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Already known to NASA: TOI 159.01 (CP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 349 (~1,137 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,089 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.61 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.49 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.87 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.64 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.86 |
| TESS mag | 10.51 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 394657039 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4626444453769772160 |
| SIMBAD name | TOI-159.01 [Pl?] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 51.782 |
| Dec (deg) | -78.5498 |
| 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
- TIC394657039_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC394657039_s0028.png 62 KB
- TIC394657039_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC394657039_s0032.png 72 KB
- thumb.png 93 KB
- meta.json
