TIC 462940967
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 488.6.
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) | 4.88374 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 69.6% |
| Amplitude | 5.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 4,106 (~13,391 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,758 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 16.72 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 4.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 459.95 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.06 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.77 |
| TESS mag | 13.62 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 462940967 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5258811730214179968 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5258811734518854272 (L), 41" away |
| RA (deg) | 152.655 |
| Dec (deg) | -57.7543 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC462940967_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC462940967_s0010.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 38 KB
- meta.json
