TIC 273787849
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 231.1.
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) | 2.14265 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 1 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.4% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 668 (~2,179 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,896 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.72 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.20 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.84 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.72 |
| TESS mag | 12.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 273787849 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4618432248115011328 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4618437333356290176 (E, P = 0.40324 d), 106" away |
| RA (deg) | 28.8344 |
| Dec (deg) | -81.4489 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC273787849_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC273787849_s0001.png 48 KB
- thumb.png 53 KB
- meta.json
