TIC 361160490
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 9 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 308.9.
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) | 1.07499 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 9 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.2% |
| Amplitude | 6.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 9 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 744 (~2,426 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,774 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.10 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.00 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.89 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.84 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.03 |
| TESS mag | 12.58 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 361160490 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5247722266396903296 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | MW Car (EA), 38" away |
| RA (deg) | 143.899 |
| Dec (deg) | -65.7523 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC361160490_s0009.fits 73 KB
- TIC361160490_s0009.png 45 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
