TIC 466230643
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 130.8.
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 10.6)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 7.75411 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 473 (~1,541 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,936 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.64 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 52 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.48 |
| TESS mag | 12.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 466230643 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6429211277814284416 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 125-176377 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6429211316471413504 (VAR, P = 0.014523 d), 62" away |
| RA (deg) | 303.521 |
| Dec (deg) | -65.0985 |
| 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
- TIC466230643_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC466230643_s0027.png 64 KB
- thumb.png 84 KB
- meta.json
