TIC 285008485
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 134.5.
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) | 1.71222 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.3% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 777 (~2,534 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,135 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.31 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.34 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.20 |
| TESS mag | 12.84 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 285008485 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 698281658499058688 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 698285060113581824 (E, P = 0.22201 d), 116" away |
| RA (deg) | 138.388 |
| Dec (deg) | 28.6617 |
| 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
- TIC285008485_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC285008485_s0021.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
