TIC 229452949
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 13 sector(s)). Detection score 226.1.
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) | 6.14417 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 483 (~1,577 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,247 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.19 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.46 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 6.56 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.67 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.91 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.07 |
| TESS mag | 10.69 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229452949 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2242253995467044608 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4238-1787-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J193746.97+635128.6 (EA, P = 1.0601 d), 71" away |
| RA (deg) | 294.401 |
| Dec (deg) | 63.8561 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC229452949_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC229452949_s0020.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
