TIC 143234961
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 228.2.
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) | 3.47185 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 495 (~1,615 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,876 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.51 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.07 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.46 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 22 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.16 |
| TESS mag | 11.77 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 143234961 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2890890500654733952 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2890889817756509056 (VAR, P = 0.3222 d), 155" away |
| RA (deg) | 90.6982 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.9646 |
| 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
- TIC143234961_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC143234961_s0032.png 62 KB
- thumb.png 81 KB
- meta.json
