TIC 229490432
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 23 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 164.7.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 17.2)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 23
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.33182 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 23 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 3.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 23 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 997 (~3,250 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,888 K |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.97 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 17.19 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.43 |
| TESS mag | 12.9 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229490432 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2248451255321916288 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2248439538651133056 (ROT), 61" away |
| RA (deg) | 296.34 |
| Dec (deg) | 65.4759 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC229490432_s0023.fits 79 KB
- TIC229490432_s0023.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 61 KB
- meta.json
