TIC 461497431
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 5 sector(s)). Detection score 189.4.
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) | 2.31143 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.9% |
| Amplitude | 1.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 20 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 149 (~485 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 3,779 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.83 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 2.15 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.11 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.85 |
| TESS mag | 12.79 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 461497431 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2304237486016033280 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2304240642815370752 (E, P = 0.2974 d), 142" away |
| RA (deg) | 332.02 |
| Dec (deg) | 86.3887 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC461497431_s0020.fits 76 KB
- TIC461497431_s0020.png 40 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
