TIC 311130734
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 221.0.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 26.1)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.82264 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 2.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 828 (~2,702 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,035 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.39 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.42 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.77 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 26.09 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 62 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.61 |
| TESS mag | 12.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 311130734 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3298156754407427200 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | CSS_J035958.5+071921 (EW, P = 0.70134 d), 224" away |
| RA (deg) | 59.9467 |
| Dec (deg) | 7.36347 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC311130734_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC311130734_s0032.png 64 KB
- thumb.png 91 KB
- meta.json
