TIC 356240639
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 304.4.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.09038 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 9.9% |
| Amplitude | 4.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 526 (~1,714 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,428 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.01 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.22 |
| TESS mag | 12.77 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 356240639 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1367534702492772480 |
| SIMBAD name | WASP0-TR 14 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1367530613683904128 (ROT), 248" away |
| RA (deg) | 267.555 |
| Dec (deg) | 50.8975 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC356240639_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC356240639_s0014.png 50 KB
- TIC356240639_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC356240639_s0024.png 48 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
