TIC 199632809
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 748-052261) as type **, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 13 sector(s)). Detection score 135.2.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 14.9)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 22
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 1.59722 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.3% |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 235 (~768 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,249 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.25 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.50 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 14.86 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.39 |
| TESS mag | 12.67 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 199632809 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1431986081247699200 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 748-052261 [**] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1431997484385657600 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 171" away |
| RA (deg) | 250.294 |
| Dec (deg) | 59.4356 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC199632809_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC199632809_s0022.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 57 KB
- meta.json
