TIC 220459366
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 130.8.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 5.5)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.56064 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 22.8% |
| Amplitude | 6.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 331 (~1,078 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.20 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 5.45 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 16.27 |
| TESS mag | 14.89 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 220459366 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4776816004741623808 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4776815588129472640 (RS), 91" away |
| RA (deg) | 74.8711 |
| Dec (deg) | -54.4303 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC220459366_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC220459366_s0031.png 60 KB
- thumb.png 87 KB
- meta.json
