TIC 234874474
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 235.2.
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 3.0)
2026-10-13 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 33
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.31676 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.7% |
| Amplitude | 2.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,142 (~3,723 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,697 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.60 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.78 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 80.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.48 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.97 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.62 |
| TESS mag | 11.43 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 234874474 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3120776739685746432 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 3120776739685746432 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3120778384659400064 (E, P = 0.26304 d), 202" away |
| RA (deg) | 98.0903 |
| Dec (deg) | 1.32749 |
| 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
- TIC234874474_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC234874474_s0033.png 67 KB
- thumb.png 104 KB
- meta.json
