TIC 197742103
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 130.8.
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) | 23.2038 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 13.8% |
| Amplitude | 1.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 486 (~1,585 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,455 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.39 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.00 |
| TESS mag | 12.53 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 197742103 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6573515242588944512 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6573514246156491008 (VAR, P = 0.059302 d), 195" away |
| RA (deg) | 331.29 |
| Dec (deg) | -39.5479 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC197742103_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC197742103_s0028.png 53 KB
- thumb.png 54 KB
- meta.json
