TIC 176729505
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 253.7.
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) | 2.02551 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.1% |
| Amplitude | 2.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 513 (~1,673 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,089 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.44 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.26 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 237 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.55 |
| TESS mag | 12.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 176729505 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5662631255531929472 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5662631431627157248 (ROT, P = 8.9156 d), 81" away |
| RA (deg) | 142.094 |
| Dec (deg) | -23.9777 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC176729505_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC176729505_s0008.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
