TIC 316096209
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 381.8.
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) | 2.2961 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 16.0% |
| Amplitude | 3.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 55 (~179 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 3.17 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.21 |
| TESS mag | 12.83 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 316096209 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6728751303595489536 |
| SIMBAD name | SIPS J1840-4010 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6728750440297879424 (RS), 116" away |
| RA (deg) | 280.136 |
| Dec (deg) | -40.1826 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC316096209_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC316096209_s0013.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
