TIC 102925017
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 298.4.
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 3.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.59111 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.5% |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 652 (~2,125 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,941 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.82 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.55 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 34 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.40 |
| TESS mag | 12.01 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 102925017 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1118518820862276096 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 801-018848 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 130.926 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.0971 |
| 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
- TIC102925017_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC102925017_s0020.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
