TIC 55999026
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 145.0.
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) | 4.03448 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.3% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 31 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 13.02 |
| TESS mag | 12.09 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 55999026 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3186022206352723584 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 69.5817 |
| Dec (deg) | -8.79831 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Data files
- TIC55999026_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC55999026_s0032.png 61 KB
- thumb.png 85 KB
- meta.json
