TIC 406936857
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 310.5.
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 | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.08214 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 14.5% |
| Amplitude | 5.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 938 (~3,060 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,311 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.26 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.38 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.05 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.93 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.00 |
| TESS mag | 13.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 406936857 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5772341492122616192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5772342587337527680 (E, P = 1.185 d), 272" away |
| RA (deg) | 229.012 |
| Dec (deg) | -80.7606 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC406936857_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC406936857_s0012.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
