TIC 259393694
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 6 sector(s)). Detection score 257.3.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.4)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.449696 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 683 (~2,228 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.44 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 77 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.45 |
| TESS mag | 11.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 259393694 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4778314639091806592 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC2 9634745 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4778313878881659648 (ROT), 268" away |
| RA (deg) | 69.4014 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.3877 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC259393694_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC259393694_s0030.png 73 KB
- TIC259393694_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC259393694_s0031.png 79 KB
- TIC259393694_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC259393694_s0032.png 78 KB
- thumb.png 89 KB
- meta.json
