TIC 198078003
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 147.1.
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) | 1.37603 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.9% |
| Amplitude | 11.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 231 (~755 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,738 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.56 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.28 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.70 |
| TESS mag | 14.6 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 198078003 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4779291486453232000 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4779291623890742144 (ROT), 87" away |
| RA (deg) | 64.1582 |
| Dec (deg) | -54.0077 |
| 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
- TIC198078003_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC198078003_s0031.png 71 KB
- thumb.png 100 KB
- meta.json
