TIC 176666678
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 242.1.
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) | 2.25991 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.7% |
| Amplitude | 2.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 549 (~1,792 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,606 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.70 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.36 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.20 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.23 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.07 |
| TESS mag | 12.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 176666678 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3023770196019116416 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 432-011024 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 87.7609 |
| Dec (deg) | -3.77783 |
| 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
- TIC176666678_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC176666678_s0033.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 84 KB
- meta.json
