TIC 47988740
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 288.0.
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 | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.52725 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.2% |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 997 (~3,250 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.48 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.21 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 131 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.09 |
| TESS mag | 11.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 47988740 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2924962480513169536 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6508-304-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2924962098256482176 (ROT), 73" away |
| RA (deg) | 98.5237 |
| Dec (deg) | -22.9475 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC47988740_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC47988740_s0033.png 58 KB
- thumb.png 65 KB
- meta.json
