TIC 1198620
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 283.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 6.5)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.21367 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 244 (~796 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,717 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.48 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.01 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 6.45 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.89 |
| TESS mag | 10.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 1198620 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4874514278660287232 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7039-203-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4874515481251129472 (ROT), 76" away |
| RA (deg) | 71.4272 |
| Dec (deg) | -32.3279 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC1198620_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC1198620_s0032.png 60 KB
- thumb.png 61 KB
- meta.json
