TIC 24669726
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 208.2.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 11.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.287706 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.3% |
| Amplitude | 5.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 156 (~508 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,005 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.69 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.55 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 11.29 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.71 |
| TESS mag | 12.72 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 24669726 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2900799406819620992 |
| SIMBAD name | [LM84] 5-27 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2900846475364481024 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 0.057352 d), 139" away |
| RA (deg) | 84.4716 |
| Dec (deg) | -33.464 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC24669726_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC24669726_s0032.png 74 KB
- thumb.png 80 KB
- meta.json
