TIC 6008281
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 235.7.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.33432 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 51.9% |
| Amplitude | 58.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 829 (~2,703 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.45 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.12 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 59 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.27 |
| TESS mag | 12.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 6008281 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3035387292287315328 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3035387257927580928 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 31" away |
| RA (deg) | 112.129 |
| Dec (deg) | -10.0467 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC6008281_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC6008281_s0007.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 56 KB
- meta.json
