TIC 53406498
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 393.8.
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:
2026-10-02 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 3.73529 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~39.7 Earth radii (~3.54 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 966 (~3,151 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 11,705 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.52 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 107.71 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | -0.09 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 117 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.28 |
| TESS mag | 10.38 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 53406498 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2921940369727685376 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 50176 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2921940438447162240 (ROT), 63" away |
| RA (deg) | 102.776 |
| Dec (deg) | -24.7063 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
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 125 KB
- TIC53406498_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC53406498_s0007.png 45 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 669 KB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
