TIC 157948102
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 3118-1425-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1059.9.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 3.16952 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 13.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 370 (~1,207 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,991 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.56 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.83 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.07 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 112 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.44 |
| TESS mag | 11.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 157948102 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2096942985421823360 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3118-1425-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2096939755606414720 (E, P = 1.0049 d), 115" away |
| RA (deg) | 280.784 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.9908 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC157948102_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC157948102_s0014.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
