TIC 153338157
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 434.9.
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) | 5.03615 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 9.1% |
| Amplitude | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 661 (~2,157 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,051 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.75 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.27 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 59 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.68 |
| TESS mag | 12.2 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 153338157 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3329095813321850496 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J061159.44+093519.9 (EW, P = 0.33224 d), 140" away |
| RA (deg) | 93.0334 |
| Dec (deg) | 9.57213 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC153338157_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC153338157_s0033.png 56 KB
- thumb.png 54 KB
- meta.json
