TIC 420545503
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 188.9.
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) | 1.45804 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.5% |
| Amplitude | 9.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 777 (~2,535 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,502 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.98 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.07 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.05 |
| TESS mag | 13.41 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 420545503 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 524037966343442688 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 524037652800586112 (E, P = 0.43671 d), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 11.1914 |
| Dec (deg) | 63.957 |
| 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
- TIC420545503_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC420545503_s0024.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 52 KB
- meta.json
