TIC 7623834
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 168.6.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.9)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 31
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.71519 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 11.0% |
| Amplitude | 8.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 357 (~1,165 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,937 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.18 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.03 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.85 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 15.27 |
| TESS mag | 14.26 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 7623834 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4841128879393073664 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 248-004515 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4841129669667050240 (ROT), 277" away |
| RA (deg) | 64.1873 |
| Dec (deg) | -40.4485 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC7623834_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC7623834_s0031.png 69 KB
- thumb.png 90 KB
- meta.json
