TIC 149601448
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 11 sector(s)). Detection score 119.3.
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) | 0.886479 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.8% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 341 (~1,111 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,940 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.16 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.87 |
| TESS mag | 11.41 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 149601448 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4759044598303346816 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8892-1335-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J054923.8-600825 (RRAB, P = 0.60933 d), 275" away |
| RA (deg) | 87.2197 |
| Dec (deg) | -60.1814 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC149601448_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC149601448_s0002.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 65 KB
- meta.json
