TIC 239615808
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 195.0.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 15
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.847317 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 15 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.5% |
| Amplitude | 5.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 671 (~2,190 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,498 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.66 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.21 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.97 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.24 |
| TESS mag | 12.71 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 239615808 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1853818184015521408 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1853864565361917952 (E, P = 0.22944 d), 226" away |
| RA (deg) | 321.735 |
| Dec (deg) | 31.7866 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC239615808_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC239615808_s0015.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
