TIC 368604561
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 376.2.
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) | 3.44149 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.2% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 711 (~2,320 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,180 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.87 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 22.30 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.71 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.85 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 201 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.00 |
| TESS mag | 11.66 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 368604561 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 529880461890405504 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4296-837-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 529880564969624832 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 132" away |
| RA (deg) | 12.1635 |
| Dec (deg) | 68.897 |
| 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.
Data files
- TIC368604561_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC368604561_s0024.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
