TIC 150101799
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 15 sector(s)). Detection score 56.1.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.57714 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 393 (~1,281 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,749 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.31 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.51 |
| TESS mag | 12.02 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 150101799 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5477623408954559488 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 132-007474 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5477622584321049344 (RRC, P = 0.35938 d), 237" away |
| RA (deg) | 92.0498 |
| Dec (deg) | -63.7868 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC150101799_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC150101799_s0004.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 60 KB
- meta.json
