TIC 255562971
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 150.8.
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) | 20.8127 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 46.9% |
| Amplitude | 8.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 365 (~1,191 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,525 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.76 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.41 |
| TESS mag | 12.93 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 255562971 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5550613290068883072 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J062442-4843.3 (MISC, P = 78.4 d), 35" away |
| RA (deg) | 96.1676 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.7145 |
| 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
- TIC255562971_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC255562971_s0032.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 51 KB
- meta.json
