TIC 161574198
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 508.0.
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) | 5.74557 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.4% |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 633 (~2,064 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,111 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.03 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.18 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 159 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.85 |
| TESS mag | 11.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 161574198 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4811589503080926848 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 272655 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 74.7746 |
| Dec (deg) | -44.2055 |
| 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
- TIC161574198_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC161574198_s0031.png 51 KB
- thumb.png 54 KB
- meta.json
