TIC 219340003
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 193.9.
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) | 2.61932 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.8% |
| Amplitude | 3.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 949 (~3,096 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,908 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.77 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.25 |
| TESS mag | 12.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 219340003 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6497806239154168960 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 179-222708 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 354.762 |
| Dec (deg) | -54.2915 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC219340003_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC219340003_s0002.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 60 KB
- meta.json
