TIC 169534291
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 264.1.
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) | 1.5979 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.0% |
| Amplitude | 4.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,061 (~3,460 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,883 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.66 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.82 |
| TESS mag | 13.34 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 169534291 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2983488384944787328 |
| SIMBAD name | 2MASS J05124265-1514518 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 78.1777 |
| Dec (deg) | -15.2478 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC169534291_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC169534291_s0005.png 47 KB
- TIC169534291_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC169534291_s0032.png 71 KB
- thumb.png 75 KB
- meta.json
