TIC 259516278
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable SSS_J044453.4-515324 52" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 222.8.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.937825 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.2% |
| Amplitude | 2.8% |
| RA (deg) | 71.2267 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.876 |
| TESS mag | 12.28 |
| TIC ID | 259516278 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J044453.4-515324 (EA, P = 0.93785 d), 52" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |