TIC 262751441
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 519.0.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 26.8)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.06081 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.3% |
| Amplitude | 5.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 216 (~706 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,417 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.67 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.34 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 26.84 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.57 |
| TESS mag | 12.09 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 262751441 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3159452610948189696 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 504-038099 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3159453023265039616 (RS), 92" away |
| RA (deg) | 107.903 |
| Dec (deg) | 10.6015 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC262751441_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC262751441_s0033.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 70 KB
- meta.json
