TIC 415641961
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 226.6.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 23.1)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.25785 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.0% |
| Amplitude | 8.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 306 (~999 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,674 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.68 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.75 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.28 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 23.15 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.22 |
| TESS mag | 13.55 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 415641961 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5664266027460291840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5664268771944387200 (ROT), 247" away |
| RA (deg) | 147.725 |
| Dec (deg) | -21.8018 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC415641961_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC415641961_s0008.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
