TIC 259450233
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable V0607 Pup 34" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1257.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 7.249 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 66.2% |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,323 (~7,578 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.40 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 22 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.90 |
| TESS mag | 12.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 259450233 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3030025661276776704 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | V0607 Pup (EA, P = 7.2482 d), 34" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 114.072 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.5981 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC259450233_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC259450233_s0007.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
