TIC 468847397
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 17 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 201.1.
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) | 7.17932 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 17 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 12.2% |
| Amplitude | 2.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 17 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,186 (~7,129 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 10,070 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.37 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.51 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 52.11 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.42 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.01 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.21 |
| TESS mag | 13.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 468847397 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2003033456783496064 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 2003033456783496064 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J223552.34+533206.6 (SR, P = 69.185 d), 101" away |
| RA (deg) | 338.925 |
| Dec (deg) | 53.5238 |
| 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
- TIC468847397_s0017.fits 70 KB
- TIC468847397_s0017.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
