TIC 149786462
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 252.6.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.2)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 25
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.35227 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.0% |
| Amplitude | 2.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 684 (~2,231 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,741 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.12 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.19 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.06 |
| TESS mag | 12.65 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 149786462 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4466659511307692416 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 534-059011 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4466658343076583680 (ROT, P = 0.92044 d), 140" away |
| RA (deg) | 246.524 |
| Dec (deg) | 16.796 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC149786462_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC149786462_s0025.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
