TIC 170790613
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 82.4.
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) | 0.560701 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.3% |
| Amplitude | 7.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 229 (~746 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,546 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.75 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.08 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.48 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.23 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.46 |
| TESS mag | 14.28 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 170790613 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4868191193447221120 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 69.5174 |
| Dec (deg) | -34.2847 |
| 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
- TIC170790613_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC170790613_s0031.png 68 KB
- thumb.png 118 KB
- meta.json
