TIC 167812449
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 8908-677-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 18 sector(s)). Detection score 123.9.
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) | 4.23573 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 284 (~926 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,731 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.89 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 86 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.66 |
| TESS mag | 11.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 167812449 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5287042687689060736 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8908-677-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J065923.3-615026 (EW, P = 0.27642 d), 111" away |
| RA (deg) | 104.782 |
| Dec (deg) | -61.8401 |
| 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
- TIC167812449_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC167812449_s0031.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 82 KB
- meta.json
