TIC 309616576
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 31 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 92.2.
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) | 0.477849 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 31 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.6% |
| Amplitude | 5.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 31 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 159 (~518 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.98 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.14 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.87 |
| TESS mag | 13.86 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 309616576 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4761326119291023360 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4761138068442704128 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 276" away |
| RA (deg) | 78.8298 |
| Dec (deg) | -59.9401 |
| 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
- TIC309616576_s0031.fits 200 KB
- TIC309616576_s0031.png 73 KB
- thumb.png 126 KB
- meta.json
