TIC 346702378
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 310.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.49278 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.0% |
| Amplitude | 2.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 319 (~1,042 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,742 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.84 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.64 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.14 |
| TESS mag | 13.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 346702378 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6359817083191630848 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 6359817083191630848 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6359820690964177408 (S), 250" away |
| RA (deg) | 296.407 |
| Dec (deg) | -81.3324 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC346702378_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC346702378_s0013.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
