TIC 345170707
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 9303-1664-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 247.0.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 4.05878 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.1% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 367 (~1,196 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,289 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.35 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.79 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.37 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 55 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.84 |
| TESS mag | 11.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 345170707 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6414941992005374848 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 9303-1664-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6414940858134001536 (S), 228" away |
| RA (deg) | 281.244 |
| Dec (deg) | -74.2029 |
| 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
- TIC345170707_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC345170707_s0013.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
