TIC 139650665
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1437.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 5.8)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.09151 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.1% |
| Amplitude | 3.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 258 (~841 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,376 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.52 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.75 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.75 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 126 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.23 |
| TESS mag | 10.74 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 139650665 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5092393365381610880 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5893-549-1 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 65.6025 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.9164 |
| 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
- TIC139650665_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC139650665_s0032.png 54 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
