TIC 174151996
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 296.2.
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) | 3.53472 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.8% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 638 (~2,081 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,715 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.42 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.91 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.96 |
| TESS mag | 12.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 174151996 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1937491774800674688 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1937480058130040320 (ROT), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 351.64 |
| Dec (deg) | 45.152 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC174151996_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC174151996_s0016.png 38 KB
- TIC174151996_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC174151996_s0017.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
