TIC 159144958
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 298.1.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 5.58055 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 9.9% |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 509 (~1,659 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,526 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.84 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.08 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.65 |
| TESS mag | 13.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159144958 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1716823776833145728 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1716821985830731008 (S), 248" away |
| RA (deg) | 194.204 |
| Dec (deg) | 78.4038 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC159144958_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC159144958_s0014.png 47 KB
- TIC159144958_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC159144958_s0020.png 45 KB
- TIC159144958_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC159144958_s0021.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
