TIC 86178386
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 179.5.
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) | 2.8039 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.0% |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 133 (~435 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,100 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.61 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.62 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.09 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.71 |
| TESS mag | 12.86 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 86178386 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3925045443583518464 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3924951572778446592 (VAR, P = 0.25004 d), 90" away |
| RA (deg) | 180.539 |
| Dec (deg) | 15.2619 |
| 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
- TIC86178386_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC86178386_s0022.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
