TIC 26499997
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 749.5.
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) | 1.63184 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.0% |
| Amplitude | 8.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 212 (~693 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,790 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.47 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 186 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.68 |
| TESS mag | 11.95 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 26499997 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 168172919106532096 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 168173812459726080 (ROT), 161" away |
| RA (deg) | 56.9512 |
| Dec (deg) | 30.3942 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC26499997_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC26499997_s0018.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
