TIC 382516893
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 11 sector(s)). Detection score 244.6.
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:
2026-10-06 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.1)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.32727 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 490 (~1,598 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,950 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.64 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.14 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.86 |
| TESS mag | 12.39 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 382516893 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5288235696463228800 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 135-012282 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5288234970612804608 (S), 159" away |
| RA (deg) | 117.433 |
| Dec (deg) | -63.0068 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
| Last update | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC382516893_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC382516893_s0012.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
