TIC 142382189
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 395.4.
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) | 4.0003 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 12.3% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 325 (~1,061 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,269 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.55 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.26 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.06 |
| TESS mag | 13.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 142382189 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1676403839609751040 |
| SIMBAD name | 2XMM J130611.9+640442 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 196.549 |
| Dec (deg) | 64.0785 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC142382189_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC142382189_s0014.png 41 KB
- TIC142382189_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC142382189_s0021.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
