TIC 288611526
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 9 sector(s)). Detection score 518.5.
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) | 14.5158 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 10.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 471 (~1,538 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,735 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.41 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.14 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 293 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.46 |
| TESS mag | 12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 288611526 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2294135173179389568 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | PS1-3PI J183219.16+791855.1 (RRAB, P = 0.56863 d), 144" away |
| RA (deg) | 277.884 |
| Dec (deg) | 79.332 |
| 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
- TIC288611526_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC288611526_s0020.png 43 KB
- TIC288611526_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC288611526_s0024.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
