TIC 234608684
Transit candidateNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 883.4.
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 3.7)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Transit candidate |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.08132 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.7% |
| Amplitude | 6.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,357 (~4,426 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,510 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 5.56 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.31 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 49.48 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.71 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.50 |
| TESS mag | 11.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 234608684 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3124209857365992192 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 137-1579-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3124210033462493440 (E, P = 2.6954 d), 123" away |
| RA (deg) | 96.3873 |
| Dec (deg) | 2.65183 |
| 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
- TIC234608684_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC234608684_s0033.png 61 KB
- thumb.png 67 KB
- meta.json
