TIC 359264820
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 115.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.3)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 25
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.781919 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.4% |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 595 (~1,941 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,521 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.14 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.75 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.01 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.27 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.42 |
| TESS mag | 11.88 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 359264820 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1301667285903616512 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 565-054534 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J161823.04+225726.5 (SR, P = 178.94 d), 146" away |
| RA (deg) | 244.598 |
| Dec (deg) | 22.9979 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC359264820_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC359264820_s0025.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
