TIC 191280236
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 424.7.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 8.1)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 9
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.29998 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.9% |
| Amplitude | 2.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,401 (~4,569 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 8.07 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 115 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.76 |
| TESS mag | 12.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 191280236 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5620550269780159104 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5620550201060686080 (ROT), 88" away |
| RA (deg) | 135.144 |
| Dec (deg) | -41.0137 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC191280236_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC191280236_s0009.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
