TIC 181226974
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 339.8.
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) | 1.93647 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 369 (~1,204 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,981 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.11 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.76 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 76 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.45 |
| TESS mag | 11.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 181226974 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5384278380743467520 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7744-1266-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5384276937634485760 (S), 94" away |
| RA (deg) | 174.894 |
| Dec (deg) | -40.2328 |
| 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
- TIC181226974_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC181226974_s0010.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
