TIC 302028196
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 88.1.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 16.7)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.34066 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.4% |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 455 (~1,483 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,955 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.78 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.81 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 16.74 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.69 |
| TESS mag | 13.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 302028196 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6823935166206815488 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 356-200753 [*], 1.6" away |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 329.724 |
| Dec (deg) | -18.9923 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC302028196_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC302028196_s0028.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 112 KB
- meta.json
