TIC 52498292
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 358.5.
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) | 1.90506 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.7% |
| Amplitude | 4.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 630 (~2,055 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,001 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.91 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.17 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 128 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.56 |
| TESS mag | 12.17 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 52498292 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5582503624103209984 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 277-011964 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5582504002060531200 (E, P = 0.48502 d), 38" away |
| RA (deg) | 100.683 |
| Dec (deg) | -34.6467 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC52498292_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC52498292_s0007.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
