TIC 264482865
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 572.9.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 6
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.67939 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 46.8% |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 684 (~2,231 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,540 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.13 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.90 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.64 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.84 |
| TESS mag | 13.38 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 264482865 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3235974359630903296 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 468-010945 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3235973878594573184 (ROT), 219" away |
| RA (deg) | 81.4869 |
| Dec (deg) | 3.45218 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC264482865_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC264482865_s0006.png 35 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
