TIC 234527232
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 207.1.
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 3.3)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 1
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.68747 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 1 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.5% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 594 (~1,936 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,040 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.58 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.09 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.78 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.33 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 69 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.43 |
| TESS mag | 11.95 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 234527232 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4706068852469925760 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 125-001065 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4706070226859737088 (ROT), 280" away |
| RA (deg) | 16.2088 |
| Dec (deg) | -65.0452 |
| 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
- TIC234527232_s0001.fits 79 KB
- TIC234527232_s0001.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
