TIC 169747720
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 71.3.
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) | 23.6427 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.1% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 668 (~2,178 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,908 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.27 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.78 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.12 |
| TESS mag | 12.74 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 169747720 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2408453115105328256 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2408450396390687488 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 275" away |
| RA (deg) | 351.056 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.7815 |
| 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
- TIC169747720_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC169747720_s0029.png 51 KB
- thumb.png 69 KB
- meta.json
