TIC 149253984
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 17 sector(s)). Detection score 213.3.
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) | 4.0322 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.3% |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 795 (~2,592 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,818 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.30 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.60 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.16 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 50 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.33 |
| TESS mag | 12.02 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 149253984 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4757809705011311488 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 140-005812 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4757815546167672192 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 0.89956 d), 92" away |
| RA (deg) | 82.8097 |
| Dec (deg) | -62.1298 |
| 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
- TIC149253984_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC149253984_s0027.png 64 KB
- TIC149253984_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC149253984_s0032.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 74 KB
- meta.json
