TIC 143539813
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 442.9.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 28.7)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.64325 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 194 (~633 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,435 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 28.69 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.50 |
| TESS mag | 10.02 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 143539813 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5518505969994259328 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-46 3525 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5518508821852537344 (ROT), 52" away |
| RA (deg) | 118.341 |
| Dec (deg) | -47.2743 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC143539813_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC143539813_s0007.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
