TIC 142738609
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 141.1.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.70098 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.9% |
| Amplitude | 2.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 561 (~1,830 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,878 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.99 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.03 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.47 |
| TESS mag | 13.04 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 142738609 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1125901869644171136 |
| SIMBAD name | 2MASS J10002466+7231559 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1125901659189595392 (E, P = 2.552 d), 50" away |
| RA (deg) | 150.103 |
| Dec (deg) | 72.5322 |
| 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
- TIC142738609_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC142738609_s0021.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 53 KB
- meta.json
