TIC 158440302
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 154.4.
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 2.2)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.576757 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.3% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 234 (~762 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,780 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.88 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.24 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.74 |
| TESS mag | 11.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 158440302 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6658159663487494528 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 200-182608 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6658159560408181888 (RS), 109" away |
| RA (deg) | 289.134 |
| Dec (deg) | -50.1585 |
| 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
- TIC158440302_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC158440302_s0027.png 69 KB
- thumb.png 106 KB
- meta.json
