TIC 67567421
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 163.6.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.8)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 3
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.79943 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.8% |
| Amplitude | 0.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 578 (~1,884 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,046 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.50 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.71 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.84 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 97 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.39 |
| TESS mag | 12.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 67567421 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5002085699388168704 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 5002085699388168704 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5002087348655608704 (ROT), 291" away |
| RA (deg) | 16.2394 |
| Dec (deg) | -35.1591 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC67567421_s0003.fits 82 KB
- TIC67567421_s0003.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
