TIC 470844456
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 623.5.
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) | 5.45878 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 71.2% |
| Amplitude | 44.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,573 (~5,130 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.06 |
| TESS mag | 13.12 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 470844456 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2011642770263717760 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2011643663616905088 (ROT), 134" away |
| RA (deg) | 358.684 |
| Dec (deg) | 60.4154 |
| 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
- TIC470844456_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC470844456_s0024.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
