TIC 178431482
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable AQ Mon 42" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1608.9.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 2.54578 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 65.3% |
| Amplitude | 40.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,833 (~12,501 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,783 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 11.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 62.03 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.63 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.86 |
| TESS mag | 13.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 178431482 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3051970882570804736 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | AQ Mon (EA/DM, P = 2.5456 d), 42" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 108.567 |
| Dec (deg) | -7.23894 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC178431482_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC178431482_s0007.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
