TIC 225801955
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 471.2.
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) | 2.99953 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 78.2% |
| Amplitude | 6.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 970 (~3,165 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,049 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.74 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.26 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.63 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.58 |
| TESS mag | 13.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 225801955 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6214717351175554304 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6214714533677007360 (ROT), 161" away |
| RA (deg) | 229.872 |
| Dec (deg) | -26.1454 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC225801955_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC225801955_s0011.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 29 KB
- meta.json