TIC 140580920
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 15 sector(s)). Detection score 458.5.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.9)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.55909 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 454 (~1,480 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,937 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.67 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.90 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 76 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.02 |
| TESS mag | 11.56 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 140580920 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4652699180832662784 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9160-1240-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J043345.13-730731.5 (SR, P = 375 d), 134" away |
| RA (deg) | 68.5594 |
| Dec (deg) | -73.1378 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC140580920_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC140580920_s0013.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
