TIC 4159311
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 215.8.
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) | 1.28759 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.6% |
| Amplitude | 2.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 629 (~2,052 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,924 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.73 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.86 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.96 |
| TESS mag | 12.48 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 4159311 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3220428192928017024 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 80.5986 |
| Dec (deg) | -1.37404 |
| 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
- TIC4159311_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC4159311_s0032.png 72 KB
- thumb.png 100 KB
- meta.json
