TIC 124522097
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 382.9.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 10.0)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 9
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.05769 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.6% |
| Amplitude | 3.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 501 (~1,635 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,633 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.43 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 9.98 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 20 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.31 |
| TESS mag | 11.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 124522097 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3780914480091788416 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 430-052262 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | CSS_J103254.1-040049 (EW, P = 0.2837 d), 215" away |
| RA (deg) | 158.205 |
| Dec (deg) | -4.06974 |
| 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
- TIC124522097_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC124522097_s0009.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
