TIC 164453679
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 423.1.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; Gaia DR3 lists it as a variable-star candidate.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.50198 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.3% |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 245 (~800 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,711 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.94 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.78 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 126 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.35 |
| TESS mag | 10.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 164453679 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6797311832172145024 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6919-1148-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6797309491413464320 (E, P = 5.9331 d), 135" away |
| RA (deg) | 305.815 |
| Dec (deg) | -29.7609 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC164453679_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC164453679_s0027.png 54 KB
- thumb.png 51 KB
- meta.json
