TIC 180724508
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 138.2.
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) | 0.851386 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.8% |
| Amplitude | 4.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 534 (~1,741 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,648 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.79 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.57 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.07 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.28 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.34 |
| TESS mag | 13.42 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 180724508 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4986531114548363904 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4986578427908095104 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE, P = 0.058408 d), 255" away |
| RA (deg) | 15.6715 |
| Dec (deg) | -40.8762 |
| 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
- TIC180724508_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC180724508_s0029.png 65 KB
- thumb.png 101 KB
- meta.json
