TIC 342336304
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 337.6.
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) | 2.88726 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 53.6% |
| Amplitude | 49.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 599 (~1,955 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,798 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.39 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.55 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.34 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.90 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.42 |
| TESS mag | 12.73 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 342336304 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2178313889631919872 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2178313786552704384 (E, P = 0.72154 d), 50" away |
| RA (deg) | 326.566 |
| Dec (deg) | 57.8018 |
| 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
- TIC342336304_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC342336304_s0016.png 39 KB
- TIC342336304_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC342336304_s0017.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
