TIC 141977410
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 17 sector(s)). Detection score 169.6.
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 2.5)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.72297 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,028 (~3,353 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,249 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.37 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.53 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.22 |
| TESS mag | 12.81 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 141977410 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5212291534978072192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5212290744702091520 (L), 115" away |
| RA (deg) | 96.4274 |
| Dec (deg) | -77.6164 |
| 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
- TIC141977410_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC141977410_s0029.png 60 KB
- TIC141977410_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC141977410_s0031.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 87 KB
- meta.json
