TIC 38466652
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 13 sector(s)). Detection score 65.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.4427 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 794 (~2,590 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,027 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.82 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.66 |
| TESS mag | 13.26 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 38466652 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4679427793105072256 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4679427896184287488 (VAR, P = 0.019001 d), 34" away |
| RA (deg) | 61.481 |
| Dec (deg) | -61.935 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC38466652_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC38466652_s0031.png 67 KB
- thumb.png 122 KB
- meta.json
