TIC 79388556
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 623.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.3)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.70152 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.7% |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 327 (~1,067 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.31 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 142 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.14 |
| TESS mag | 10.68 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 79388556 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2933654326090782336 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 5967-214-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2933652642463644160 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 0.74696 d), 164" away |
| RA (deg) | 104.184 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.4686 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC79388556_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC79388556_s0007.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
