TIC 88380001
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 296.1.
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 5.0)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.4336 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 200 (~652 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,313 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.77 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.51 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.62 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.02 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.55 |
| TESS mag | 9.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 88380001 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5073250352545368448 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 18649 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5073251452056996480 (ROT, P = 0.7578 d), 207" away |
| RA (deg) | 44.7909 |
| Dec (deg) | -25.2331 |
| 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
- TIC88380001_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC88380001_s0031.png 49 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
