TIC 80452883
Transit candidateProbably noise
Notes
Probably noise or an instrument effect.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 111.1.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 18.8)
2026-10-12 Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 2
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | Probably noise |
| Period (days) | 3.83149 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
Planet check
| Verdict | Probably noise or an instrument effect |
| Size if it's a planet | ~17.3 Earth radii (~1.54 Jupiter) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 654 (~2,133 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,019 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.24 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 18.82 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.95 |
| TESS mag | 12.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 80452883 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4976100460053042432 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4975348840777580544 (ROT), 254" away |
| RA (deg) | 12.0668 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.7063 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
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 145 KB
- TIC80452883_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC80452883_s0002.png 43 KB
- lightcurve_all_sectors.csv 2 MB
- planet_check.json 4 KB
- thumb.png 56 KB
- meta.json
