TIC 359580423
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 692.6.
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:
2026-10-04 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.7)
2026-10-04 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 11
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.42534 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 21.3% |
| Amplitude | 8.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,082 (~6,791 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.58 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.69 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.08 |
| TESS mag | 12.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 359580423 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5842736315349077760 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5842736521507515008 (E, P = 0.98382 d), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 184.089 |
| Dec (deg) | -72.0535 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
| Last update | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC359580423_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC359580423_s0011.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
