TIC 5666371
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 162.6.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.24534 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.4% |
| Amplitude | 4.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 511 (~1,667 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,662 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.05 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.01 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.21 |
| TESS mag | 12.77 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 5666371 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3035275348260471808 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | GDS_J0726346-102419 (VAR), 38" away |
| RA (deg) | 111.639 |
| Dec (deg) | -10.4147 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC5666371_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC5666371_s0007.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 64 KB
- meta.json
