TIC 157778360
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 449.8.
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) | 2.25005 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.6% |
| Amplitude | 5.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 797 (~2,598 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,026 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.23 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.38 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.17 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 124 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.58 |
| TESS mag | 12.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 157778360 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1127577662803670016 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1127577594084194816 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 124" away |
| RA (deg) | 148.786 |
| Dec (deg) | 76.5098 |
| 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
- TIC157778360_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC157778360_s0020.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
