TIC 138169398
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 432.8.
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 | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.51611 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.1% |
| Amplitude | 4.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 657 (~2,142 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,590 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.81 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.39 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.97 |
| TESS mag | 12.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 138169398 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1113734296015119616 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 812-015245 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1113745909606689664 (S), 56" away |
| RA (deg) | 94.6735 |
| Dec (deg) | 72.3193 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC138169398_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC138169398_s0020.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
