TIC 288471108
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 13 sector(s)). Detection score 200.3.
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) | 3.13157 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 556 (~1,812 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,901 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.02 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.23 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 90 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.88 |
| TESS mag | 11.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 288471108 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2293830299220441472 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4574-726-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 271.386 |
| Dec (deg) | 78.2413 |
| 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
- TIC288471108_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC288471108_s0020.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
