TIC 51237817
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1018.5.
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) | 5.15543 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 9.5% |
| Amplitude | 5.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 685 (~2,234 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,230 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.03 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.41 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.62 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.67 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 163 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.95 |
| TESS mag | 11.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 51237817 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 989041254992633088 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3789-259-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 110.522 |
| Dec (deg) | 56.5914 |
| 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
- TIC51237817_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC51237817_s0020.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
