TIC 261950612
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable ASAS J070521+1153.2 56" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1596.8.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 5.54202 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 73.0% |
| Amplitude | 15.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 594 (~1,939 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.31 |
| TESS mag | 12.91 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 261950612 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3160571089151587968 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J070521+1153.2 (ED, P = 5.5441 d), 56" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 106.336 |
| Dec (deg) | 11.8712 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC261950612_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC261950612_s0033.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
