TIC 165498555
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 12 sector(s)). Detection score 129.0.
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) | 4.15616 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.9% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 540 (~1,763 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,704 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.16 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.97 |
| TESS mag | 12.55 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 165498555 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1421344664117256064 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 732-056530 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 265.111 |
| Dec (deg) | 56.3744 |
| 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
- TIC165498555_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC165498555_s0021.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
