TIC 116097967
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 90.9.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.22493 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.4% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 821 (~2,678 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,001 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.65 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.19 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.11 |
| TESS mag | 12.7 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 116097967 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4609208754307767552 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4609208646931500672 (E, P = 13.509 d), 40" away |
| RA (deg) | 266.783 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.1893 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC116097967_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC116097967_s0025.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 58 KB
- meta.json
