TIC 425866725
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 209.5.
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 16.1)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 6.63718 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.6% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 251 (~819 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 16.05 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 48 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.53 |
| TESS mag | 11.96 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 425866725 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6459365835178811136 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 159-212138 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6459366488012165120 (ROT), 283" away |
| RA (deg) | 320.702 |
| Dec (deg) | -58.2886 |
| 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
- TIC425866725_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC425866725_s0027.png 57 KB
- thumb.png 65 KB
- meta.json
