TIC 316937573
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 677.7.
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) | 13.3604 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 31.6% |
| Amplitude | 3.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 597 (~1,946 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,807 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.30 |
| TESS mag | 12.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 316937573 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6496814273507406464 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 356.548 |
| Dec (deg) | -55.9157 |
| 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
- TIC316937573_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC316937573_s0028.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
