TIC 236881023
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 4232-1098-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 275.9.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 2.67511 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 925 (~3,016 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,474 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.28 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.31 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 37.79 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.29 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.79 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 93 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.23 |
| TESS mag | 11.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 236881023 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2236935211051506432 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4232-1098-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2236935485929411968 (S), 102" away |
| RA (deg) | 303.048 |
| Dec (deg) | 60.3569 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC236881023_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC236881023_s0014.png 45 KB
- TIC236881023_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC236881023_s0024.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 53 KB
- meta.json
