TIC 289822938
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 272.9.
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) | 0.921584 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 10.4% |
| Amplitude | 9.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 864 (~2,818 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,224 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.62 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.77 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.75 |
| TESS mag | 13.25 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 289822938 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3557054982124512000 |
| SIMBAD name | ATO J161.3573-16.9527 [EB?], 1.7" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3557055119563463680 (ROT), 173" away |
| RA (deg) | 161.357 |
| Dec (deg) | -16.9527 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC289822938_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC289822938_s0009.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
