TIC 168872560
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 138.6.
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) | 1.7028 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 9.8% |
| Amplitude | 5.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 240 (~782 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,056 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.62 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.09 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.02 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.15 |
| TESS mag | 14.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 168872560 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4884313779121993600 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 291-004811 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4884316665339992064 (ROT), 232" away |
| RA (deg) | 65.2159 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.8101 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC168872560_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC168872560_s0031.png 66 KB
- thumb.png 94 KB
- meta.json
