TIC 18079978
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 652.9.
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 | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.26884 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.0% |
| Amplitude | 7.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 502 (~1,637 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,231 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.89 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.84 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.66 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.31 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 72 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.56 |
| TESS mag | 11.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 18079978 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5628235508158127488 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7155-2143-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5628235718617698176 (ROT), 119" away |
| RA (deg) | 136.493 |
| Dec (deg) | -32.655 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC18079978_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC18079978_s0008.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
