TIC 38588414
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 1399.4.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 8.8)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 7.92903 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.4% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 324 (~1,058 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,407 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.62 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.64 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 8.81 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 77 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.43 |
| TESS mag | 10.08 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 38588414 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5115691329579070720 |
| SIMBAD name | BD-11 737 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5115689749030902016 (E, P = 1.0027 d), 199" away |
| RA (deg) | 56.8151 |
| Dec (deg) | -11.0751 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC38588414_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC38588414_s0031.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
