TIC 357180657
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 273.4.
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) | 2.24974 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.2% |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 506 (~1,651 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,637 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.51 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.07 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 128 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.63 |
| TESS mag | 12.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 357180657 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1952571336258733952 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 638-114123 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1952570202382531712 (E, P = 0.25721 d), 190" away |
| RA (deg) | 326.986 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.5341 |
| 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
- TIC357180657_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC357180657_s0016.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
