TIC 68206519
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1115.9.
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 3.9)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.77317 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.5% |
| Amplitude | 5.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 622 (~2,028 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,999 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.45 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.98 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 22.17 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.92 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 10.36 |
| TESS mag | 10.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 68206519 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3057574474859314304 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4836-1074-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3057586294609697536 (ROT), 131" away |
| RA (deg) | 116.534 |
| Dec (deg) | -3.47352 |
| 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
- TIC68206519_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC68206519_s0007.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json
