TIC 118181797
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 198.0.
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) | 0.442614 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.3% |
| Amplitude | 2.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,110 (~3,620 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,918 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.56 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 48.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.32 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.02 |
| TESS mag | 10.34 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 118181797 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 300776598393883392 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 1763-981-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 30.2166 |
| Dec (deg) | 29.6729 |
| 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
- TIC118181797_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC118181797_s0017.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 52 KB
- meta.json
