TIC 176797815
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 179.3.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 37.5)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.35993 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 251 (~820 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 37.45 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.47 |
| TESS mag | 10.9 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 176797815 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5048141252179117056 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7023-570-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5048144516353768704 (ROT), 171" away |
| RA (deg) | 48.5326 |
| Dec (deg) | -34.4418 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC176797815_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC176797815_s0030.png 67 KB
- TIC176797815_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC176797815_s0031.png 68 KB
- thumb.png 101 KB
- meta.json
