TIC 231275247
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (HD 17577) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 794.2.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.00963 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.0% |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| RA (deg) | 41.8354 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.4529 |
| TESS mag | 9.077 |
| TIC ID | 231275247 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 17577 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4748277012212780032 (VAR, P = 0.07332 d), 143" away |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-01 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |