TIC 177789471
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 237.5.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.71539 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.4% |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,076 (~3,509 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,962 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.65 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.58 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 62.34 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.14 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 120 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.99 |
| TESS mag | 10.96 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 177789471 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3052052761829280896 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5394-261-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3052055201370750464 (ROT), 176" away |
| RA (deg) | 107.37 |
| Dec (deg) | -7.5237 |
| 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
- TIC177789471_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC177789471_s0033.png 72 KB
- thumb.png 91 KB
- meta.json
