TIC 124617063
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 896.4.
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:
2026-10-03 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 16.3)
2026-10-03 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 10
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 3.79046 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.5% |
| Amplitude | 4.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 193 (~628 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.86 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 16.30 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.43 |
| TESS mag | 10.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 124617063 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6167550776242321280 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 7271-669-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6167550359630070528 (RS), 94" away |
| RA (deg) | 199.973 |
| Dec (deg) | -33.879 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
| Last update | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC124617063_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC124617063_s0010.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 32 KB
- meta.json
