TIC 198363683
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 5 sector(s)). Detection score 395.9.
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) | 1.5312 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.1% |
| Amplitude | 6.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 572 (~1,865 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,849 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.40 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.19 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.86 |
| TESS mag | 12.41 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 198363683 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1420254704496030464 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 1420254704496030464 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1420208250129761408 (ROT), 228" away |
| RA (deg) | 257.002 |
| Dec (deg) | 54.8506 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC198363683_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC198363683_s0016.png 39 KB
- TIC198363683_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC198363683_s0020.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
