TIC 168161209
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 253.7.
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) | 4.03817 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.1% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 335 (~1,093 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,879 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.68 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.17 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.13 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.95 |
| TESS mag | 12.36 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168161209 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5466212264963536896 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 318-063435 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5466212406698886400 (RS), 97" away |
| RA (deg) | 153.332 |
| Dec (deg) | -26.4561 |
| 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
- TIC168161209_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC168161209_s0009.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 42 KB
- meta.json
