TIC 167656210
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (Gaia DR3 5480019038632380288) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 16 sector(s)). Detection score 150.9.
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) | 2.25222 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.3% |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 647 (~2,111 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,645 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.76 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.45 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 157 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.17 |
| TESS mag | 11.81 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 167656210 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5480019038632380288 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 5480019038632380288 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J064853.44-600856.9 (VAR, P = 2.928 d), 260" away |
| RA (deg) | 102.327 |
| Dec (deg) | -60.1994 |
| 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
- TIC167656210_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC167656210_s0031.png 62 KB
- TIC167656210_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC167656210_s0032.png 66 KB
- thumb.png 91 KB
- meta.json
