TIC 71399485
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 294.6.
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) | 2.82246 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.0% |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 550 (~1,794 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,239 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.43 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.78 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.40 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 106 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.39 |
| TESS mag | 12.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 71399485 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1110304605712978432 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4365-801-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1110286708586456832 (ROT), 270" away |
| RA (deg) | 116.371 |
| Dec (deg) | 70.5758 |
| 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
- TIC71399485_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC71399485_s0020.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
