TIC 464658118
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 220.6.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 6.4)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 27
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.10685 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.1% |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 659 (~2,150 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,085 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.79 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.01 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 6.38 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 20 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.57 |
| TESS mag | 12.11 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 464658118 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6440059338708551552 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6446076033836872064 (S), 228" away |
| RA (deg) | 288.271 |
| Dec (deg) | -61.033 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC464658118_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC464658118_s0027.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 80 KB
- meta.json
