TIC 128846174
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 133.8.
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) | 3.50624 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.4% |
| Amplitude | 2.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,451 (~4,733 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,938 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 3.62 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.29 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.03 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.16 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.52 |
| TESS mag | 12.93 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 128846174 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6685837296033572736 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J200312-4310.8 (EB, P = 1.0164 d), 100" away |
| RA (deg) | 300.828 |
| Dec (deg) | -43.1632 |
| 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
- TIC128846174_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC128846174_s0027.png 66 KB
- thumb.png 104 KB
- meta.json
