TIC 416593638
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 345.2.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.6667 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 20.1% |
| Amplitude | 2.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 341 (~1,114 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,856 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.86 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.37 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.23 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.07 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.77 |
| TESS mag | 13.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 416593638 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1555866578880956288 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 701-054249 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 194.866 |
| Dec (deg) | 50.0637 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC416593638_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC416593638_s0016.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
