TIC 126880117
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 15 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 176.2.
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) | 1.87297 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 15 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.6% |
| Amplitude | 2.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 15 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 698 (~2,276 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,371 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.33 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.38 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.22 |
| TESS mag | 12.83 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 126880117 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1845272814004171776 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 591-124359 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1845275906380629120 (ROT, P = 1.2578 d), 133" away |
| RA (deg) | 316.731 |
| Dec (deg) | 28.085 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC126880117_s0015.fits 76 KB
- TIC126880117_s0015.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
