TIC 259126453
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 11 sector(s)). Detection score 307.9.
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) | 5.38748 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 720 (~2,348 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.10 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 71 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.32 |
| TESS mag | 10.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 259126453 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2261693013154609792 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4444-540-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2261693498487750272 (S), 277" away |
| RA (deg) | 291.587 |
| Dec (deg) | 69.2838 |
| 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
- TIC259126453_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC259126453_s0014.png 38 KB
- TIC259126453_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC259126453_s0024.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
