TIC 161082285
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 302.2.
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) | 1.19087 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.6% |
| Amplitude | 7.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,574 (~5,135 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,684 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.37 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.80 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 38.03 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.26 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.98 |
| TESS mag | 11.34 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 161082285 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6702179539224837248 |
| SIMBAD name | Gaia DR3 6702179539224837248 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6702180226414221952 (L), 169" away |
| RA (deg) | 276.576 |
| Dec (deg) | -50.8715 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC161082285_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC161082285_s0013.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 64 KB
- meta.json
