TIC 408112949
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 269.8.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.935074 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 229 (~746 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,818 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.39 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.33 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.87 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 9.89 |
| TESS mag | 9.379 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 408112949 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3242424021823793536 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 241516 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J051145+0836.5 (MISC, P = 20.218 d), 247" away |
| RA (deg) | 77.9964 |
| Dec (deg) | 8.64112 |
| 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
- TIC408112949_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC408112949_s0032.png 70 KB
- thumb.png 85 KB
- meta.json
