TIC 316769814
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 414.7.
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) | 1.71153 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 49.7% |
| Amplitude | 16.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 223 (~726 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,532 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.71 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.71 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.19 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.40 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.08 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.55 |
| TESS mag | 12.86 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 316769814 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2325663149413694080 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 354.613 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.7837 |
| 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
- TIC316769814_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC316769814_s0029.png 49 KB
- thumb.png 59 KB
- meta.json