TIC 279260980
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 218.7.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.7)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 24
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.45797 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.9% |
| Amplitude | 2.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 531 (~1,733 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.28 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.67 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 104 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.75 |
| TESS mag | 12.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279260980 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 519998841653184128 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 791-005893 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 519998665556365696 (ROT), 146" away |
| RA (deg) | 25.6814 |
| Dec (deg) | 68.173 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC279260980_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC279260980_s0024.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
