TIC 8622500
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable 1SWASP J163245.61+321754.9 68" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 227.5.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 3.54034 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.7% |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 769 (~2,510 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.12 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.15 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.64 |
| TESS mag | 12.07 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 8622500 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1324907903697555968 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | 1SWASP J163245.61+321754.9 (E, P = 3.5382 d), 68" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 248.185 |
| Dec (deg) | 32.2801 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC8622500_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC8622500_s0024.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 49 KB
- meta.json
