TIC 404059623
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 102.8.
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 8.4)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.727118 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.4% |
| Amplitude | 4.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 723 (~2,359 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,007 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 8.37 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.84 |
| TESS mag | 13.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 404059623 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6658812674612774016 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6658812601598452608 (E, P = 0.38833 d), 33" away |
| RA (deg) | 292.32 |
| Dec (deg) | -49.501 |
| 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
- TIC404059623_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC404059623_s0027.png 68 KB
- thumb.png 123 KB
- meta.json
