TIC 231972938
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 8102-960-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 216.6.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 1.55093 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 485 (~1,580 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,041 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.26 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.88 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.92 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 78 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.49 |
| TESS mag | 12.09 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 231972938 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5554895716060327808 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8102-960-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | SSS_J062154.2-460952 (EW, P = 0.40426 d), 196" away |
| RA (deg) | 95.4731 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.2195 |
| 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
- TIC231972938_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC231972938_s0032.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 79 KB
- meta.json
