TIC 260993909
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable ASASSN-V J051535.37-781304.4 51" 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 68.6.
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) | 0.439922 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.3% |
| Amplitude | 10.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 208 (~678 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.14 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.83 |
| TESS mag | 14.78 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 260993909 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4623885379112346752 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J051535.37-781304.4 (EW, P = 0.4399 d), 51" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 78.9347 |
| Dec (deg) | -78.2061 |
| 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
- TIC260993909_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC260993909_s0031.png 69 KB
- thumb.png 154 KB
- meta.json
