TIC 149912135
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 312.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 11.0)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.623651 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 2.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 388 (~1,266 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,608 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.18 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.98 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.14 |
| TESS mag | 10.61 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 149912135 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1049323805345937536 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4147-811-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1049311641999342336 (ROT), 243" away |
| RA (deg) | 159.469 |
| Dec (deg) | 63.0534 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC149912135_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC149912135_s0014.png 44 KB
- TIC149912135_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC149912135_s0021.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 58 KB
- meta.json
