TIC 269765166
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 238.7.
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) | 2.84562 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.1% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 509 (~1,661 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,004 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.94 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.24 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.65 |
| TESS mag | 12.23 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 269765166 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6694011924468396160 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 262-188844 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6694006976665903488 (ROT), 260" away |
| RA (deg) | 302.519 |
| Dec (deg) | -37.6664 |
| 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
- TIC269765166_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC269765166_s0027.png 58 KB
- thumb.png 75 KB
- meta.json
