TIC 160003474
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 115.3.
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) | 1.56108 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 18.7% |
| Amplitude | 18.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 262 (~853 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,513 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.68 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.58 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.52 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 16.04 |
| TESS mag | 14.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 160003474 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4852657705486765568 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 50.7138 |
| Dec (deg) | -41.2294 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC160003474_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC160003474_s0031.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 93 KB
- meta.json
