TIC 270204406
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable Gaia DR3 6383172599951113088 98" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 244.4.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.23932 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 1 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.5% |
| Amplitude | 3.4% |
| RA (deg) | 332.655 |
| Dec (deg) | -71.9945 |
| TESS mag | 12.31 |
| TIC ID | 270204406 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 091-074762 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6383172599951113088 (E, P = 4.4762 d), 98" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |