TIC 169550000
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 219.8.
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) | 4.0819 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 10.6% |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 680 (~2,218 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,491 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.14 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.02 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.30 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.80 |
| TESS mag | 13.35 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 169550000 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2981893268450695168 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 362-007422 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2981881483060430592 (ROT), 120" away |
| RA (deg) | 78.2461 |
| Dec (deg) | -17.7119 |
| 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
- TIC169550000_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC169550000_s0032.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 76 KB
- meta.json
