TIC 684956089
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 248.4.
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) | 22.8947 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 46.6% |
| Amplitude | 9.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 232 (~756 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,716 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.89 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.75 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.87 |
| TESS mag | 11.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 684956089 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4677205439586893952 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | R Dor (SRB, P = 172 d), 142" away |
| RA (deg) | 69.2378 |
| Dec (deg) | -62.1097 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC684956089_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC684956089_s0028.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
