TIC 416525506
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 3566-1556-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 151.3.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 4.89519 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 329 (~1,074 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,792 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.44 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.10 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 52 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.43 |
| TESS mag | 11.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 416525506 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2086970655480003968 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3566-1556-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2086970376300220032 (S), 140" away |
| RA (deg) | 298.759 |
| Dec (deg) | 49.2101 |
| 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
- TIC416525506_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC416525506_s0014.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
