TIC 357686232
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 13 sector(s)). Detection score 503.6.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 24
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 14.6262 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 18.0% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 283 (~925 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,723 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.42 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.27 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.46 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.22 |
| TESS mag | 12.58 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 357686232 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2151512743937824128 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 741-057853 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 275.241 |
| Dec (deg) | 58.1938 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.