TIC 204693660
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 400.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.18453 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.6% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 425 (~1,387 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,142 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.25 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.79 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.77 |
| TESS mag | 12.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 204693660 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3476547022751921792 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 321-067952 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 185.324 |
| Dec (deg) | -25.9547 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC204693660_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC204693660_s0010.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
