TIC 372272788
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 804.4.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.2)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.13848 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 71.7% |
| Amplitude | 51.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 452 (~1,475 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,810 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.04 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.17 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.19 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.62 |
| TESS mag | 13.01 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 372272788 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 461654872032114304 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 449646723289587200 (ROT), 50" away |
| RA (deg) | 49.7818 |
| Dec (deg) | 57.8699 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC372272788_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC372272788_s0018.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 40 KB
- meta.json
