TIC 52280153
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1939.2.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.1)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.17802 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 12.4% |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 291 (~948 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,905 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.70 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.15 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.14 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 23 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.76 |
| TESS mag | 10.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 52280153 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5583346335344837248 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7095-222-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5583351317506921984 (ROT), 188" away |
| RA (deg) | 99.8537 |
| Dec (deg) | -33.8886 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC52280153_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC52280153_s0033.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
