TIC 269066405
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 606.6.
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 1.7)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.20711 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.9% |
| Amplitude | 10.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 793 (~2,585 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,350 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.80 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.36 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.68 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.76 |
| TESS mag | 12.37 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 269066405 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5517456348706619904 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5517456417426117888 (E, P = 0.78586 d), 125" away |
| RA (deg) | 118.45 |
| Dec (deg) | -48.6367 |
| 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
- TIC269066405_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC269066405_s0007.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
