TIC 408704665
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 801.4.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.22197 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 19 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 26.7% |
| Amplitude | 6.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 361 (~1,176 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,594 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.17 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.24 |
| TESS mag | 12.63 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 408704665 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 567087591772188416 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 567086006928672896 (S), 131" away |
| RA (deg) | 15.1457 |
| Dec (deg) | 82.6774 |
| 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.