TIC 56779345
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 285.1.
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) | 12.7522 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 66.0% |
| Amplitude | 11.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,036 (~3,378 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,312 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.61 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.67 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.94 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.69 |
| TESS mag | 12.35 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 56779345 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6724990969522163840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | NSV 24348 (?), 74" away |
| RA (deg) | 274.07 |
| Dec (deg) | -40.4771 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC56779345_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC56779345_s0013.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
