TIC 261421096
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 124.0.
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 | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 6.32631 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.3% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 809 (~2,637 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,500 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.49 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.55 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.63 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.24 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.93 |
| TESS mag | 12.61 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 261421096 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6397584551691325312 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 110-128353 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J221557.22-680616.8 (EW, P = 0.47539 d), 274" away |
| RA (deg) | 334.081 |
| Dec (deg) | -68.037 |
| 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
- TIC261421096_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC261421096_s0027.png 59 KB
- thumb.png 84 KB
- meta.json
