TIC 62078353
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 266.1.
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) | 1.59094 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.8% |
| Amplitude | 4.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~52.9 Earth radii (~4.72 Jupiter) - too big for a planet |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 884 (~2,884 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,708 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.19 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.37 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.86 |
| TESS mag | 12.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 62078353 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3056613020660838272 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3056624771691359872 (S), 60" away |
| RA (deg) | 115.505 |
| Dec (deg) | -4.922 |
| 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 149 KB
- TIC62078353_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC62078353_s0007.png 42 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 1 MB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 52 KB
- meta.json
