TIC 100138887
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 98.3.
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) | 0.983104 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 415 (~1,354 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,146 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.49 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.87 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.57 |
| TESS mag | 11.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 100138887 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6472739779222693504 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8777-1004-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 305.766 |
| Dec (deg) | -53.6038 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC100138887_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC100138887_s0027.png 72 KB
- thumb.png 121 KB
- meta.json
