TIC 268765554
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 181.9.
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) | 0.477335 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.1% |
| Amplitude | 3.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 45 (~146 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,122 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.39 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.01 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.33 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.88 |
| TESS mag | 12.55 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 268765554 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5138244683886239104 |
| SIMBAD name | 2MASS J02070786-1810077 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5138244477727808640 (ROT), 164" away |
| RA (deg) | 31.7828 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.1688 |
| 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
- TIC268765554_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC268765554_s0030.png 60 KB
- thumb.png 76 KB
- meta.json
