TIC 70912142
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 165.3.
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 1.9)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.29545 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 12.8% |
| Amplitude | 12.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 304 (~991 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,159 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.84 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.88 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.98 |
| TESS mag | 10.61 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 70912142 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3175597633529486080 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5319-1603-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J041814.64-144021.5 (EW, P = 0.35047 d), 190" away |
| RA (deg) | 64.5726 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.6211 |
| 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
- TIC70912142_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC70912142_s0032.png 73 KB
- thumb.png 107 KB
- meta.json
