TIC 269696430
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (GSC 04446-00821) as type **, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 13 sector(s)). Detection score 299.3.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 2.97915 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 351 (~1,145 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,574 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.62 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.60 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.48 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 71 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.48 |
| TESS mag | 10.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 269696430 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2249945865282128768 |
| SIMBAD name | GSC 04446-00821 [**] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2249949889669969024 (ROT), 250" away |
| RA (deg) | 301.62 |
| Dec (deg) | 68.2782 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.