TIC 423159905
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 104.8.
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) | 2.42568 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.6% |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 943 (~3,074 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,038 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.66 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.26 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.19 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.28 |
| TESS mag | 12.89 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 423159905 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6658406405068856960 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J191124.72-492211.8 (EA, P = 4.651 d), 95" away |
| RA (deg) | 287.828 |
| Dec (deg) | -49.3909 |
| 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
- TIC423159905_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC423159905_s0027.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 104 KB
- meta.json
