TIC 55934624
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 333.2.
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 2.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.3909 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.3% |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 466 (~1,520 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,059 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.80 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.30 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 157 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.44 |
| TESS mag | 12.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 55934624 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3198621510094337024 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4746-999-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3198618585220724224 (ROT), 87" away |
| RA (deg) | 68.6517 |
| Dec (deg) | -6.65942 |
| 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
- TIC55934624_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC55934624_s0032.png 60 KB
- thumb.png 69 KB
- meta.json
