TIC 253742704
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 463.8.
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) | 1.83748 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 45.5% |
| Amplitude | 29.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,666 (~5,434 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,940 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 4.20 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.37 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 9.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.21 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.58 |
| TESS mag | 12.96 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 253742704 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6731826053502745088 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6731779015020907520 (RS), 71" away |
| RA (deg) | 282.324 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.7627 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC253742704_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC253742704_s0013.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
