TIC 170367707
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 302.8.
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) | 5.48705 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 10.1% |
| Amplitude | 5.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 980 (~3,197 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,639 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.69 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.59 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.57 |
| TESS mag | 13.15 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 170367707 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5558680990998582400 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5558681811334483072 (E, P = 7.5976 d), 103" away |
| RA (deg) | 103.247 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.4597 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC170367707_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC170367707_s0033.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 73 KB
- meta.json
