TIC 401912634
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 193.5.
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 1.6)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.20074 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 338 (~1,102 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,905 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.14 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.85 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.09 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.56 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 85 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.85 |
| TESS mag | 12.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 401912634 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4848530718655203968 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4848531135268253312 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 169" away |
| RA (deg) | 52.71 |
| Dec (deg) | -43.1393 |
| 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
- TIC401912634_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC401912634_s0030.png 60 KB
- thumb.png 74 KB
- meta.json
