TIC 139846029
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 216.4.
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) | 3.04484 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 88 (~286 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,171 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.70 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.26 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 67 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.58 |
| TESS mag | 11.62 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 139846029 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6562634235002080896 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 6562634235002080896 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 326.012 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.2664 |
| 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
- TIC139846029_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC139846029_s0028.png 58 KB
- thumb.png 63 KB
- meta.json
