TIC 232133716
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 617.0.
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:
2026-10-13 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.6)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.68316 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 12.3% |
| Amplitude | 4.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 223 (~728 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.60 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 164 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 13.19 |
| TESS mag | 12.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 232133716 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3314812229561669632 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 455-013690 [Y*?] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3314809064168424960 (ROT, P = 1.4406 d), 102" away |
| RA (deg) | 90.4736 |
| Dec (deg) | 0.852647 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
| Last update | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC232133716_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC232133716_s0033.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
