TIC 231151356
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable BESTII SRa01b_08940 44" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 6 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 250.7.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.59113 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 6 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.4% |
| Amplitude | 6.8% |
| RA (deg) | 100.524 |
| Dec (deg) | 7.7124 |
| TESS mag | 12.67 |
| TIC ID | 231151356 |
| SIMBAD name | 2MASS J06420576+0742446 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | BESTII SRa01b_08940 (EA, P = 1.5908 d), 44" away (same period!) |
| Data used | TESS sector 6 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |