TIC 117545970
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1071.0.
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) | 2.97684 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 21.7% |
| Amplitude | 5.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 250 (~816 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,771 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.41 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.23 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.93 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.00 |
| TESS mag | 12.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 117545970 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2414450710517233792 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 363-201969 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 359.765 |
| Dec (deg) | -17.4772 |
| 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
- TIC117545970_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC117545970_s0029.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
