TIC 261645338
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 202.8.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.91465 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 10.2% |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,007 (~3,284 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,248 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.84 |
| TESS mag | 13.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 261645338 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6353435723862249984 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 064-031502 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6353436273618054144 (ROT), 159" away |
| RA (deg) | 350.874 |
| Dec (deg) | -77.328 |
| 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
- TIC261645338_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC261645338_s0028.png 70 KB
- thumb.png 82 KB
- meta.json
