TIC 142809564
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 93.8.
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) | 0.905658 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.9% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 875 (~2,854 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,988 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.01 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.12 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.82 |
| TESS mag | 12.25 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 142809564 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1072763881422501888 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1072764087580933120 (E, P = 0.75575 d), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 163.105 |
| Dec (deg) | 69.4927 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC142809564_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC142809564_s0021.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 68 KB
- meta.json
