TIC 279485853
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 171.6.
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) | 2.64733 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 14.9% |
| Amplitude | 5.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 320 (~1,043 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,984 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.75 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.31 |
| TESS mag | 14.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 279485853 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5109679028200238080 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5109667414608668288 (E, P = 1.2045 d), 132" away |
| RA (deg) | 58.7971 |
| Dec (deg) | -15.6321 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC279485853_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC279485853_s0031.png 61 KB
- thumb.png 82 KB
- meta.json
