TIC 220423668
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 236.1.
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) | 7.30197 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.4% |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 335 (~1,094 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,250 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.60 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.13 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.91 |
| TESS mag | 12.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 220423668 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4776554389694388736 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4776553771219476480 (S), 256" away |
| RA (deg) | 72.3062 |
| Dec (deg) | -54.8937 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC220423668_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC220423668_s0009.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
