TIC 442896303
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 163.4.
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 3.8)
2026-10-12 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 0.837042 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.7% |
| Amplitude | 2.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~13.5 Earth radii (~1.21 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 152 (~495 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,636 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.82 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.63 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.10 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.28 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.83 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.13 |
| TESS mag | 13.02 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 442896303 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2985183900594705920 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2985186408855601792 (ROT), 260" away |
| RA (deg) | 80.1897 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.3808 |
| 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 130 KB
- TIC442896303_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC442896303_s0032.png 65 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 835 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 91 KB
- meta.json
