TIC 260537617
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable SSS_J062733.5-574418 74" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 86.3.
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) | 0.394554 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.5% |
| Amplitude | 8.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 211 (~690 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,594 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.59 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.39 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.69 |
| TESS mag | 14.55 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 260537617 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5495110286696086912 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J062733.5-574418 (EW, P = 0.39467 d), 74" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 96.9263 |
| Dec (deg) | -57.7314 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC260537617_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC260537617_s0031.png 75 KB
- thumb.png 146 KB
- meta.json
