TIC 318132623
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 276.2.
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 1.7)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.10669 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.9% |
| Amplitude | 4.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 736 (~2,401 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,158 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.59 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.74 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.73 |
| TESS mag | 12.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 318132623 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3139591715800336512 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3139579865988625408 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 97" away |
| RA (deg) | 111.017 |
| Dec (deg) | 3.82133 |
| 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
- TIC318132623_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC318132623_s0033.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 82 KB
- meta.json
