TIC 89424655
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 81.7.
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 3.9)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.397129 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.6% |
| Amplitude | 3.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 261 (~851 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,105 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.21 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.53 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.89 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.87 |
| TESS mag | 13.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 89424655 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6590091754767617280 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6590090552176771968 (ROT, P = 3.272 d), 152" away |
| RA (deg) | 322.832 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.6611 |
| 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
- TIC89424655_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC89424655_s0028.png 64 KB
- thumb.png 126 KB
- meta.json
