TIC 8292008
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 158.0.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 9.1)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 21
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.97729 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.2% |
| Amplitude | 2.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 152 (~497 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,761 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.79 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.16 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 9.05 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.99 |
| TESS mag | 12.9 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 8292008 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 776748172671780224 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 162.927 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.4921 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC8292008_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC8292008_s0021.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
