TIC 41336928
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 10 sector(s)). Detection score 363.2.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.31564 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.6% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 507 (~1,655 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.96 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 132 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.63 |
| TESS mag | 12.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 41336928 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5283918051750682112 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8905-1259-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5283918154829904512 (ROT), 68" away |
| RA (deg) | 92.6729 |
| Dec (deg) | -66.8716 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC41336928_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC41336928_s0032.png 57 KB
- thumb.png 63 KB
- meta.json
