TIC 26537255
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable V0339 Per 51" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 294.8.
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) | 1.09935 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 9.6% |
| Amplitude | 10.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,191 (~3,884 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.44 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.86 |
| TESS mag | 13.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 26537255 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 217283636753649280 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | V0339 Per (EA/SD, P = 1.099 d), 51" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 57.543 |
| Dec (deg) | 33.8219 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC26537255_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC26537255_s0018.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
