TIC 387241624
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 172.4.
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 2.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.73091 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 181 (~590 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.07 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.34 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 126 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.26 |
| TESS mag | 10.7 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 387241624 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6453687609239959936 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9104-581-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6453711042581550848 (ROT, P = 2.2024 d), 97" away |
| RA (deg) | 310.355 |
| Dec (deg) | -62.8916 |
| 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
- TIC387241624_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC387241624_s0027.png 55 KB
- thumb.png 65 KB
- meta.json
