TIC 646762588
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 333.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 29.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.90372 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.5% |
| Amplitude | 8.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 377 (~1,231 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,767 K |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.14 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 28.99 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.66 |
| TESS mag | 12.82 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 646762588 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 463707522803257472 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 463706629450607744 (ROT), 149" away |
| RA (deg) | 49.0654 |
| Dec (deg) | 62.3361 |
| 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
- TIC646762588_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC646762588_s0018.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 50 KB
- meta.json
