TIC 158439231
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 239.8.
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) | 6.35791 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 15.0% |
| Amplitude | 2.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 659 (~2,151 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,107 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.05 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.01 |
| TESS mag | 13.47 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 158439231 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6658473097319948032 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J191611.5-490300 (RRC, P = 0.31503 d), 250" away |
| RA (deg) | 289.122 |
| Dec (deg) | -49.1002 |
| 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
- TIC158439231_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC158439231_s0027.png 57 KB
- thumb.png 72 KB
- meta.json
