TIC 242981698
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable EPIC 210375290 78" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 172.1.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 2.41782 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.1% |
| Amplitude | 2.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 767 (~2,502 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,568 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.70 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.87 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.88 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.01 |
| TESS mag | 12.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 242981698 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 38350557557241344 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | EPIC 210375290 (EA, P = 2.4176 d), 78" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 59.4425 |
| Dec (deg) | 12.897 |
| 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
- TIC242981698_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC242981698_s0032.png 70 KB
- thumb.png 103 KB
- meta.json
