TIC 5868640
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 254.4.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.6)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.96474 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.4% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 902 (~2,942 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.58 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 48 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.44 |
| TESS mag | 12.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 5868640 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3501353375168388224 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC2 22471248 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3501354646478908288 (E, P = 0.86011 d), 137" away |
| RA (deg) | 187.54 |
| Dec (deg) | -23.2613 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC5868640_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC5868640_s0010.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
