TIC 388789145
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 690.6.
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) | 5.7864 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.6% |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 416 (~1,355 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,064 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.83 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.80 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 148 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.79 |
| TESS mag | 11.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 388789145 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2008458825111332992 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3996-292-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J224127.98+593056.6 (EA, P = 1.5436 d), 96" away |
| RA (deg) | 340.355 |
| Dec (deg) | 59.4896 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC388789145_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC388789145_s0024.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
