TIC 323968872
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 12 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 566.0.
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) | 2.69805 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 12 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 70.4% |
| Amplitude | 53.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 12 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 382 (~1,244 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,915 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.77 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.33 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.24 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.92 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.14 |
| TESS mag | 13.52 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 323968872 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5195896717097372800 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | zet Cha (ELL, P = 2.1595 d), 119" away |
| RA (deg) | 143.515 |
| Dec (deg) | -80.9737 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-06 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC323968872_s0012.fits 82 KB
- TIC323968872_s0012.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
