TIC 171652744
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 90.5.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.1)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 22
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.24999 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 385 (~1,255 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,202 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.59 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.09 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 28 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.14 |
| TESS mag | 11.64 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 171652744 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3986100701503134208 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 1424-301-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 159.566 |
| Dec (deg) | 18.6314 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC171652744_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC171652744_s0022.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
