TIC 9968664
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 126.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.32537 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.0% |
| Amplitude | 2.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,298 (~4,235 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,741 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.89 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.14 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.16 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.89 |
| TESS mag | 13.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 9968664 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5168339657167601536 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5168338420217024256 (ROT), 183" away |
| RA (deg) | 50.9913 |
| Dec (deg) | -7.98467 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC9968664_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC9968664_s0031.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 103 KB
- meta.json
