TIC 206684050
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 89.4.
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) | 0.976579 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.7% |
| Amplitude | 2.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 333 (~1,085 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,924 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.72 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.28 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.10 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.03 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.77 |
| TESS mag | 13.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 206684050 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6604108466435560192 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 343.858 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.9554 |
| 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
- TIC206684050_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC206684050_s0028.png 59 KB
- thumb.png 105 KB
- meta.json
