TIC 684956106
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 111.2.
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) | 22.43 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 77.1% |
| Amplitude | 15.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 194 (~632 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,512 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.91 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.72 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.83 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.54 |
| TESS mag | 11.03 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 684956106 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4677205748823294976 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC2 4243293 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | R Dor (SRB, P = 172 d), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 69.2089 |
| Dec (deg) | -62.0816 |
| 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
- TIC684956106_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC684956106_s0029.png 55 KB
- thumb.png 72 KB
- meta.json
