TIC 299886137
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 233.2.
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) | 5.07399 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.2% |
| Amplitude | 3.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,191 (~3,885 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,712 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.75 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.94 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.82 |
| TESS mag | 13.41 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 299886137 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4803504450484094080 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4803508092616365056 (ROT), 263" away |
| RA (deg) | 87.3102 |
| Dec (deg) | -42.8375 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC299886137_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC299886137_s0032.png 69 KB
- thumb.png 82 KB
- meta.json
