TIC 89779155
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 8 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 512.6.
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) | 2.55822 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 8 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.1% |
| Amplitude | 9.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 8 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 754 (~2,458 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,818 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.11 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.08 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.20 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.65 |
| TESS mag | 13.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 89779155 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5316423910428068096 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 176-017978 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5316426796646084864 (ROT), 84" away |
| RA (deg) | 127.908 |
| Dec (deg) | -54.9038 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC89779155_s0008.fits 62 KB
- TIC89779155_s0008.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
