TIC 406789623
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 696.2.
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) | 4.19732 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 43.0% |
| Amplitude | 10.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 862 (~2,812 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,836 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.98 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.20 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.07 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.21 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.30 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.66 |
| TESS mag | 13.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 406789623 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2215911822875206656 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2215911822875214592 (L), 30" away |
| RA (deg) | 325.369 |
| Dec (deg) | 61.2153 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC406789623_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC406789623_s0016.png 38 KB
- TIC406789623_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC406789623_s0024.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
