TIC 234336737
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 5 sector(s)). Detection score 163.9.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 24.7)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.11123 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.0% |
| Amplitude | 2.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 674 (~2,199 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,547 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.47 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.96 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.83 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.99 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 24.72 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.37 |
| TESS mag | 12.83 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 234336737 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4645238238520305024 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 36.977 |
| Dec (deg) | -70.8813 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC234336737_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC234336737_s0027.png 71 KB
- TIC234336737_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC234336737_s0029.png 67 KB
- thumb.png 110 KB
- meta.json
