TIC 468488659
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 299.0.
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) | 3.59825 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.6% |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 693 (~2,259 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,941 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.04 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.22 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.41 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.88 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.35 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 189 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.51 |
| TESS mag | 12.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 468488659 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1966261454315465600 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1966261561696875264 (RS), 89" away |
| RA (deg) | 323.265 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.4833 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC468488659_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC468488659_s0016.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
