TIC 148180743
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate

Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 405.9.
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) | 3.0679 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.9% |
| Amplitude | 4.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.07 |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 22 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 13.26 |
| TESS mag | 12.29 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 148180743 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5577489374342704896 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 100.872 |
| Dec (deg) | -37.0957 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Data files
- TIC148180743_s0006.fits 65 KB
- TIC148180743_s0006.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 39 KB
- meta.json