TIC 178242590
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 219.6.
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 3.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.3018 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.4% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 461 (~1,504 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,118 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.97 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.68 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.33 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 56 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.77 |
| TESS mag | 11.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178242590 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5095493541495422592 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5885-285-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5095494400488881536 (ROT), 105" away |
| RA (deg) | 59.1578 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.2375 |
| 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
- TIC178242590_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC178242590_s0031.png 71 KB
- thumb.png 102 KB
- meta.json
