TIC 170262468
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 472.0.
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) | 6.73963 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 75.2% |
| Amplitude | 3.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,315 (~4,290 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,960 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 8.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.89 |
| TESS mag | 12.51 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 170262468 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3067092191106592512 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3067092465984502016 (VAR, P = 0.025547 d), 95" away |
| RA (deg) | 121.644 |
| Dec (deg) | -6.54691 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC170262468_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC170262468_s0007.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
