TIC 96317768
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 252.0.
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) | 1.03233 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.5% |
| Amplitude | 1.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 895 (~2,919 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,447 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.88 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 25.24 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.36 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 126 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.72 |
| TESS mag | 11.55 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 96317768 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5607299741613572864 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7089-2178-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5607299711553470592 (E, P = 0.41496 d), 62" away |
| RA (deg) | 103.679 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.6312 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC96317768_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC96317768_s0033.png 72 KB
- thumb.png 111 KB
- meta.json
