TIC 95839312
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 202.5.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 4.0)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 8
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.21507 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.0% |
| Amplitude | 6.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,339 (~4,366 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,248 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.85 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.71 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 4.02 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.67 |
| TESS mag | 13.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 95839312 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5743618400112119808 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 404-046624 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5743618705054709632 (VAR, P = 0.014671 d), 96" away |
| RA (deg) | 135.93 |
| Dec (deg) | -9.24491 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC95839312_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC95839312_s0008.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
