TIC 288257959
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1075.4.
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) | 1.5958 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 56.3% |
| Amplitude | 54.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 837 (~2,731 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,635 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.98 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.95 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.08 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.62 |
| TESS mag | 13.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 288257959 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2951555268742659840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2951555165663448832 (RS), 31" away |
| RA (deg) | 98.4356 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.1961 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC288257959_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC288257959_s0006.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
