TIC 229594981
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 10 sector(s)). Detection score 132.9.
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) | 2.93736 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.7% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 843 (~2,750 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,978 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.93 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.86 |
| TESS mag | 13.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 229594981 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2269173613529557376 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 831-016772 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2269170070180499200 (L), 275" away |
| RA (deg) | 273.059 |
| Dec (deg) | 76.1908 |
| 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
- TIC229594981_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC229594981_s0021.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
