TIC 236994860
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 193.9.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.83402 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 382 (~1,247 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,194 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.78 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.01 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.31 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.02 |
| TESS mag | 12.5 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 236994860 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2243267607753471616 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 763-056472 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J202219.55+623046.1 (BY, P = 0.38257 d), 88" away |
| RA (deg) | 305.634 |
| Dec (deg) | 62.5149 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC236994860_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC236994860_s0021.png 40 KB
- TIC236994860_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC236994860_s0024.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 43 KB
- meta.json
