TIC 300840529
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 127.4.
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) | 2.75311 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 243 (~794 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,914 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.99 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 63 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.93 |
| TESS mag | 10.52 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 300840529 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6697268506111516160 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7452-1467-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6697256652001769088 (V1093HER), 178" away |
| RA (deg) | 300.343 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.6383 |
| 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
- TIC300840529_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC300840529_s0027.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 78 KB
- meta.json
