TIC 238813543
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 98.8.
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) | 0.550259 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.9% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 610 (~1,990 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,058 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.84 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.47 |
| TESS mag | 12.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 238813543 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6402879765331633408 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9119-1844-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6402880452526400128 (S), 130" away |
| RA (deg) | 327.241 |
| Dec (deg) | -62.9569 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC238813543_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC238813543_s0027.png 74 KB
- thumb.png 125 KB
- meta.json
