TIC 250164582
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 147.1.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 9.7)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.04612 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 653 (~2,129 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,120 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 9.72 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.79 |
| TESS mag | 13.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 250164582 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3254363416729040256 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 447-005947 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 64.2339 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.633019 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC250164582_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC250164582_s0032.png 69 KB
- thumb.png 91 KB
- meta.json
