TIC 159033754
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 264.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.29876 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.1% |
| Amplitude | 7.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 680 (~2,219 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,080 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.89 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.58 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.15 |
| TESS mag | 13.35 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 159033754 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3319358675781730176 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3319358946363821952 (YSO), 104" away |
| RA (deg) | 88.3052 |
| Dec (deg) | 3.71691 |
| 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
- TIC159033754_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC159033754_s0033.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 81 KB
- meta.json
