TIC 406352710
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (BD-16 52) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 567.5.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 5.96809 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 149 (~487 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,727 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.31 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 36 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.63 |
| TESS mag | 9.187 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 406352710 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2368434190390080000 |
| SIMBAD name | BD-16 52 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2368434190390080256 (ROT), 37" away |
| RA (deg) | 5.25322 |
| Dec (deg) | -16.1246 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC406352710_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC406352710_s0029.png 49 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
