TIC 290004770
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 231.3.
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) | 1.99686 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.5% |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 855 (~2,790 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,180 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.52 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 15.27 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.51 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.20 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 49 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.48 |
| TESS mag | 11.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 290004770 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2139278512417294720 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3555-1114-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2139278924734164736 (ROT), 102" away |
| RA (deg) | 290.567 |
| Dec (deg) | 52.3056 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC290004770_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC290004770_s0014.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 51 KB
- meta.json
