TIC 257736471
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 219.9.
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) | 1.68607 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.2% |
| Amplitude | 6.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 5,073 (~16,545 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,240 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.23 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.59 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 57.64 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.92 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.03 |
| TESS mag | 13.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 257736471 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4617085827407002112 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4617085037133283072 (ROT), 134" away |
| RA (deg) | 32.1742 |
| Dec (deg) | -84.0729 |
| 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
- TIC257736471_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC257736471_s0027.png 61 KB
- thumb.png 82 KB
- meta.json
