TIC 402341092
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 510.7.
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 2.5)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.800051 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.2% |
| Amplitude | 6.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 385 (~1,257 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,953 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.10 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.48 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 37 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.79 |
| TESS mag | 12.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 402341092 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2395671940972648832 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 354.136 |
| Dec (deg) | -15.8518 |
| 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
- TIC402341092_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC402341092_s0029.png 57 KB
- thumb.png 70 KB
- meta.json
