TIC 291970315
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 274.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 18.2)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.60294 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 9.3% |
| Amplitude | 7.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 700 (~2,282 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,340 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 18.17 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.50 |
| TESS mag | 13.07 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 291970315 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3114529653915460352 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3114529516476507392 (E, P = 1.8152 d), 84" away |
| RA (deg) | 106.363 |
| Dec (deg) | 0.791841 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC291970315_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC291970315_s0033.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 94 KB
- meta.json
