TIC 238923315
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 149.8.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 5.7078 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.6% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 744 (~2,428 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,195 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.87 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 18.02 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.46 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.30 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 31 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.02 |
| TESS mag | 10.77 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 238923315 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5553845304498824320 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8106-422-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5553844995261180288 (ROT), 74" away |
| RA (deg) | 94.5623 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.0371 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC238923315_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC238923315_s0032.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 77 KB
- meta.json
