TIC 26297732
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 215.9.
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) | 4.49585 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 60.1% |
| Amplitude | 56.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,711 (~8,843 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,131 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 7.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.45 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 25.03 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.43 |
| TESS mag | 13.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 26297732 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5931057301349974656 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5931057296988010368 (E, P = 0.47523 d), 33" away |
| RA (deg) | 248.743 |
| Dec (deg) | -52.7016 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC26297732_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC26297732_s0012.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
