TIC 61846130
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 271.9.
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) | 0.517571 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.7% |
| Amplitude | 3.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 700 (~2,283 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,514 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.00 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.72 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 11.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.42 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.31 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 23 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.34 |
| TESS mag | 11.06 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 61846130 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3109979088828017664 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4816-3003-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J071954.72-010006.4 (RS, P = 3.4998 d), 154" away |
| RA (deg) | 109.952 |
| Dec (deg) | -1.03568 |
| 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
- TIC61846130_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC61846130_s0007.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 51 KB
- meta.json
