TIC 425999886
Periodic variableNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 58.5.
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.
The signal
| Type | Periodic variable |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.226319 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Amplitude | 3.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 370 (~1,206 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,312 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.11 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.45 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.38 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.61 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.47 |
| TESS mag | 10.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 425999886 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4698629629811900160 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-66 89 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4698629110120342912 (RRAB, P = 0.63365 d), 208" away |
| RA (deg) | 27.0754 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.2662 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC425999886_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC425999886_s0029.png 72 KB
- thumb.png 130 KB
- meta.json
