TIC 258514421
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 8 sector(s)). Detection score 210.4.
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) | 5.13121 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.0% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 583 (~1,901 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,455 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.71 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.62 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.22 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 46 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.96 |
| TESS mag | 12.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 258514421 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2250599597961626112 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 802-028582 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2250594409640966144 (ROT), 270" away |
| RA (deg) | 305.583 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.3288 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC258514421_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC258514421_s0024.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
