TIC 258923466
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 9 sector(s)). Detection score 211.8.
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) | 4.87216 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.5% |
| Amplitude | 3.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 795 (~2,593 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,787 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.72 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.83 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.05 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.49 |
| TESS mag | 12.95 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 258923466 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2264272879749777536 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 808-027065 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 288.668 |
| Dec (deg) | 71.5131 |
| 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
- TIC258923466_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC258923466_s0017.png 45 KB
- TIC258923466_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC258923466_s0020.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 51 KB
- meta.json
