TIC 348992636
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 15 sector(s)). Detection score 137.8.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.9)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.00697 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.5% |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,140 (~3,717 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,760 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.76 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.87 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.88 |
| TESS mag | 13.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 348992636 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5285933044235617920 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5285885005024548352 (RS), 282" away |
| RA (deg) | 106.789 |
| Dec (deg) | -63.2238 |
| 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
- TIC348992636_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC348992636_s0029.png 64 KB
- TIC348992636_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC348992636_s0031.png 64 KB
- thumb.png 90 KB
- meta.json
