TIC 62379278
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 101.1.
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) | 0.774207 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.3% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 208 (~677 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,955 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.46 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.23 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.26 |
| TESS mag | 9.864 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 62379278 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2360063127330901120 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-24 149 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 6.74337 |
| Dec (deg) | -23.5425 |
| 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
- TIC62379278_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC62379278_s0029.png 61 KB
- thumb.png 105 KB
- meta.json
