TIC 146708570
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2665.8.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 15.4)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.73142 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 25.1% |
| Amplitude | 6.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 254 (~830 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,679 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.82 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.17 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 15.41 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 121 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.09 |
| TESS mag | 11.49 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 146708570 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4947885784797072896 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 43.8586 |
| Dec (deg) | -42.1288 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC146708570_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC146708570_s0030.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 31 KB
- meta.json
