TIC 158621903
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable SSS_J013005.7-483837 62" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 148.3.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.84573 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| RA (deg) | 22.4987 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.6411 |
| TESS mag | 10.65 |
| TIC ID | 158621903 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-49 422 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J013005.7-483837 (EA, P = 1.8449 d), 62" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |