TIC 456307422
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 308.8.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.3)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.61323 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.3% |
| Amplitude | 2.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 661 (~2,156 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,890 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.91 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.15 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.80 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.34 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 171 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.40 |
| TESS mag | 11.98 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 456307422 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1029782047747995008 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3805-536-1 [Em*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 133.855 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.759 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC456307422_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC456307422_s0020.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
