TIC 417261721
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 442.2.
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) | 2.6176 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 14.5% |
| Amplitude | 5.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 450 (~1,469 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,623 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.54 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.66 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.39 |
| TESS mag | 12.59 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 417261721 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 531854665079729920 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 791-004590 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 531852362973844096 (E, P = 0.23789 d), 126" away |
| RA (deg) | 20.6367 |
| Dec (deg) | 68.1775 |
| 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
- TIC417261721_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC417261721_s0024.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
