TIC 420176971
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 6 sector(s)). Detection score 255.8.
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) | 3.13155 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.8% |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 687 (~2,242 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,234 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.87 |
| TESS mag | 12.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 420176971 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2289919022826793088 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2289930984312947712 (ROT), 224" away |
| RA (deg) | 292.074 |
| Dec (deg) | 77.1977 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC420176971_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC420176971_s0020.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
