TIC 61221724
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 342.1.
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) | 1.93017 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.4% |
| Amplitude | 7.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,020 (~3,327 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,982 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.11 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.28 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.19 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.83 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.10 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.10 |
| TESS mag | 12.67 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 61221724 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6212600585133737984 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6212600340316119424 (E, P = 12.021 d), 136" away |
| RA (deg) | 227.559 |
| Dec (deg) | -28.2007 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC61221724_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC61221724_s0011.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 46 KB
- meta.json
