TIC 72306142
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 513.5.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.918165 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 2.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 768 (~2,504 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,042 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.66 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.82 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 17.69 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.83 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 64 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.31 |
| TESS mag | 10.88 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 72306142 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3005677418649512448 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5362-512-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3005677354226849536 (RS), 55" away |
| RA (deg) | 92.6492 |
| Dec (deg) | -8.88094 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC72306142_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC72306142_s0033.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 73 KB
- meta.json
