TIC 451300458
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 359.8.
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) | 3.86321 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.6% |
| Amplitude | 7.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 955 (~3,114 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,218 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.12 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.43 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.03 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.10 |
| TESS mag | 12.62 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 451300458 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5898286047978671872 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5904290687133570688 (E, P = 0.40917 d), 113" away |
| RA (deg) | 221.059 |
| Dec (deg) | -50.7849 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC451300458_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC451300458_s0011.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json