TIC 9456680
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable ASASSN-V J045509.44-064643.4 37" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 318.1.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.19758 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.6% |
| Amplitude | 3.9% |
| RA (deg) | 73.786 |
| Dec (deg) | -6.78844 |
| TESS mag | 12.37 |
| TIC ID | 9456680 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J045509.44-064643.4 (ROT, P = 1.1974 d), 37" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Data files
- TIC9456680_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC9456680_s0005.png 40 KB
- meta.json