TIC 340906117
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 282.1.
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) | 3.22638 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 12.7% |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 657 (~2,143 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,820 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.58 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.04 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.75 |
| TESS mag | 13.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 340906117 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2197129316713041280 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2197141067743561344 (ROT), 69" away |
| RA (deg) | 311.573 |
| Dec (deg) | 64.0513 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC340906117_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC340906117_s0024.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
