TIC 299007729
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 221.8.
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) | 1.02105 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 776 (~2,532 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,700 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.05 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.63 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 24 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.07 |
| TESS mag | 11.75 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 299007729 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3229945806095710848 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4735-278-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 70.9674 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.31153 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC299007729_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC299007729_s0032.png 66 KB
- thumb.png 91 KB
- meta.json
