TIC 232977683

Eclipsing binaryNew candidate

Rare & notable finds

Nothing rare: all 10 checks came back clear. What was checked →

Checked, nothing found (8)

Microlensing (rogue planet?) · Exocomet-shaped dip · Eclipse timing (third body?) · Eccentric eclipsing binary · Eclipses changing depth · Pulsating star in an eclipsing binary · Extra dips outside the eclipses · Type of star

Checked 2026-10-12 10:38 on NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070, using every TESS sector of this star. All results (.json)

Notes

Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 494.6. 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: 2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 9.5) 2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16

The signal

Type	Eclipsing binary
Status	New candidate
Period (days)	2.66719
Period source	hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21
Eclipse / dip depth	3.0%
Amplitude	0.7%
Data used	TESS sector 21 (QLP)

The star (Gaia & TESS)

Distance (pc)	234 (~765 light years)
Temperature (Gaia)	5,626 K
Size (Gaia)	1.45 x the Sun
Mass (Gaia)	0.97 x the Sun
Luminosity (Gaia)	1.91 x the Sun
Colour, Gaia BP-RP	0.85
RUWE (Gaia)	9.52 - hints at a hidden companion star
Gaia G mag	10.87
TESS mag	10.42

Names & neighbours

TIC ID	232977683
Gaia DR3 ID	1666951750463145856
SIMBAD name	TYC 4176-1083-1 [*]
Nearest known variable	none within 5'
RA (deg)	218.126
Dec (deg)	62.7501
Look it up	SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP

Record

Found by	hunt.py (automatic)
Date	2026-10-10
Last update	2026-10-10

Where it sits among the stars

ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.

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