TIC 91893378
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 96.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 10.8)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 21
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.49643 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.5% |
| Amplitude | 2.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 945 (~3,081 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,637 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.84 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.08 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.77 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.41 |
| TESS mag | 12.97 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 91893378 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 645158548044561792 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 639154561722396800 (E, P = 0.57501 d), 202" away |
| RA (deg) | 141.84 |
| Dec (deg) | 23.5189 |
| 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
- TIC91893378_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC91893378_s0021.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 59 KB
- meta.json
