TIC 69817438
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 28 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 372.9.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.42823 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 28 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 13.6% |
| Amplitude | 12.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 28 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 130 (~424 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,464 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.67 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.57 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.63 |
| TESS mag | 13.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 69817438 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2401915964426878336 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 353-193971 [PM*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 337.659 |
| Dec (deg) | -19.5021 |
| 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
- TIC69817438_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC69817438_s0028.png 55 KB
- thumb.png 62 KB
- meta.json