TIC 142106257
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 92.8.
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) | 5.46738 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 18.6% |
| Amplitude | 6.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 105 (~344 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,326 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.35 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.01 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.08 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 16.06 |
| TESS mag | 14.75 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 142106257 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5265369153139298688 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J063543.81-730146.3 (ROT, P = 90.72 d), 114" away |
| RA (deg) | 98.8256 |
| Dec (deg) | -73.0241 |
| 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
- TIC142106257_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC142106257_s0031.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 89 KB
- meta.json
