TIC 218983425
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 588.5.
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) | 1.84386 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 19.4% |
| Amplitude | 11.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 114 (~373 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,475 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.64 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.55 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.05 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.48 |
| TESS mag | 13.27 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 218983425 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2329489621677141376 |
| SIMBAD name | GR* 388 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 350.244 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.222 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-01 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC218983425_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC218983425_s0002.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
