TIC 177879085
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 300.2.
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) | 1.66434 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.4% |
| Amplitude | 3.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 620 (~2,021 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,563 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.04 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.68 |
| TESS mag | 12.3 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 177879085 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 239162921712761984 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 239162268877739904 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 181" away |
| RA (deg) | 48.2146 |
| Dec (deg) | 41.0443 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC177879085_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC177879085_s0018.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
