TIC 193948423
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 277.0.
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) | 2.4762 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.3% |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 903 (~2,947 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,864 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.33 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.88 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.73 |
| TESS mag | 13.34 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 193948423 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1598814808731418880 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 709-053494 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1598814327695082240 (ROT), 149" away |
| RA (deg) | 228.949 |
| Dec (deg) | 51.7769 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC193948423_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC193948423_s0016.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json