TIC 315722940
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 5 sector(s)). Detection score 439.8.
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) | 1.51777 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.7% |
| Amplitude | 4.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 368 (~1,199 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,299 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.03 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.31 |
| TESS mag | 12.79 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 315722940 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2298026104312442240 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 310.347 |
| Dec (deg) | 80.6418 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC315722940_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC315722940_s0018.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
