TIC 456336068
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 218.1.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.6584 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.3% |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 373 (~1,218 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,096 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.85 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.81 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.44 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.04 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.57 |
| TESS mag | 13.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 456336068 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1016103264104638464 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 135.165 |
| Dec (deg) | 50.846 |
| 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
- TIC456336068_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC456336068_s0021.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
