TIC 165528522
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 11 sector(s)). Detection score 274.5.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.5)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.13518 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.6% |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 637 (~2,077 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.48 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.54 |
| TESS mag | 13.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 165528522 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1418423158642611456 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 728-056246 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J174458.47+553036.3 (BY, P = 1.0523 d), 232" away |
| RA (deg) | 266.155 |
| Dec (deg) | 55.5505 |
| 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
- TIC165528522_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC165528522_s0020.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
