TIC 409544862
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 329.0.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 25.341 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 57.0% |
| Amplitude | 6.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 5,064 (~16,516 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,601 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 10.75 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 129.52 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.53 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.07 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.89 |
| TESS mag | 13.12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 409544862 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3031851262895338752 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J072052-1429.5 (MISC, P = 42.41 d), 44" away |
| RA (deg) | 110.214 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.4781 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC409544862_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC409544862_s0033.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
