TIC 55748337
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 176.1.
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) | 4.6014 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.4% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 411 (~1,339 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,553 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.01 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.88 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.87 |
| TESS mag | 12.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 55748337 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1573296621319463296 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 725-050135 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 180.362 |
| Dec (deg) | 54.8463 |
| 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
- TIC55748337_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC55748337_s0021.png 41 KB
- TIC55748337_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC55748337_s0022.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
