TIC 66306990
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 476.3.
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 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.9)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.21217 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.4% |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 781 (~2,549 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,941 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.44 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.46 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.92 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 25 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.04 |
| TESS mag | 11.61 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 66306990 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3057494347949794560 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 431-039444 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3057495172583511296 (E, P = 2.7418 d), 68" away |
| RA (deg) | 115.367 |
| Dec (deg) | -3.93449 |
| 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
- TIC66306990_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC66306990_s0007.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
