TIC 396252563
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 429.6.
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 26.8)
2026-10-06 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 12
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.9193 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 13.7% |
| Amplitude | 6.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 237 (~772 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.15 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 26.81 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.81 |
| TESS mag | 13.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 396252563 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5797277694298873216 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5797277385056290816 (E, P = 3.7263 d), 84" away |
| RA (deg) | 212.239 |
| Dec (deg) | -73.5857 |
| 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
- TIC396252563_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC396252563_s0012.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
