TIC 631811925
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1203.8.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.0)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 29
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.83579 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 48.5% |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 516 (~1,681 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,840 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.87 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.02 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.63 |
| TESS mag | 13.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 631811925 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4943010172282502144 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 4943010172282502144 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4943009798621525632 (E, P = 3.8881 d), 40" away |
| RA (deg) | 31.7235 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.8424 |
| 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
- TIC631811925_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC631811925_s0029.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
