TIC 401839492
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 123.6.
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) | 1.12153 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 488 (~1,593 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,820 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.40 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.32 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.54 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.34 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.22 |
| TESS mag | 10.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 401839492 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4959060297563439744 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7548-127-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4959106163519197056 (ROT), 232" away |
| RA (deg) | 26.3278 |
| Dec (deg) | -42.7285 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC401839492_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC401839492_s0003.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 58 KB
- meta.json
