TIC 237283523
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 8 sector(s)). Detection score 355.1.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.3554 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.1% |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 766 (~2,499 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.85 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.98 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 45 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.51 |
| TESS mag | 12.07 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 237283523 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2288674723558830080 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2288674891061298048 (E, P = 0.58504 d), 62" away |
| RA (deg) | 299.903 |
| Dec (deg) | 74.7166 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC237283523_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC237283523_s0016.png 41 KB
- TIC237283523_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC237283523_s0017.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
