TIC 279576431
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 653.1.
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:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 12.4)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.45216 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.8% |
| Amplitude | 4.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 985 (~3,214 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 12.40 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.64 |
| TESS mag | 12.12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279576431 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5490298411494146432 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 5490298411494146432 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5491049584097351168 (ROT), 237" away |
| RA (deg) | 106.468 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.4832 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC279576431_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC279576431_s0012.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
