TIC 469467079
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 253.3.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 10.2)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.79188 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.9% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 628 (~2,050 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 10.22 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.61 |
| TESS mag | 12.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 469467079 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2186712131240284544 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 729-066993 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2186712371757161472 (ROT), 134" away |
| RA (deg) | 307.779 |
| Dec (deg) | 55.6679 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC469467079_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC469467079_s0016.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
