TIC 270677478
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 285.9.
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) | 1.228 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 14.2% |
| Amplitude | 15.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 278 (~907 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,196 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.68 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.12 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.23 |
| TESS mag | 14.33 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 270677478 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4768097736528018560 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4768098045765659520 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 174" away |
| RA (deg) | 87.8029 |
| Dec (deg) | -53.4373 |
| 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
- TIC270677478_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC270677478_s0031.png 68 KB
- thumb.png 78 KB
- meta.json
