TIC 117879940
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 680.1.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.26201 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 2.4% |
| RA (deg) | 70.7276 |
| Dec (deg) | -11.8723 |
| TESS mag | 10.32 |
| TIC ID | 117879940 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5324-771-1 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3181048977821104000 (ROT), 57" away |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |