TIC 339597906
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 145.0.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.604913 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.3% |
| Amplitude | 4.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 358 (~1,169 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,837 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.85 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.35 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.18 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.55 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.82 |
| TESS mag | 13.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 339597906 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4750264482559113088 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4750264276400683008 (RS, P = 0.086909 d), 43" away |
| RA (deg) | 45.9273 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.9631 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC339597906_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC339597906_s0030.png 71 KB
- thumb.png 116 KB
- meta.json
