TIC 238202765
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 7 sector(s)). Detection score 91.3.
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) | 4.06949 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 33.1% |
| Amplitude | 50.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 494 (~1,612 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,325 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.71 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.64 |
| TESS mag | 13.14 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 238202765 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4628903137865491584 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 58.362 |
| Dec (deg) | -75.3295 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC238202765_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC238202765_s0028.png 72 KB
- thumb.png 131 KB
- meta.json
