TIC 63720540
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 284.8.
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) | 4.64201 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 10.4% |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 18 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 713 (~2,326 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,526 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.57 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.51 |
| TESS mag | 13.05 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 63720540 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 324736502951958144 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 34.0295 |
| Dec (deg) | 32.0392 |
| 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
- TIC63720540_s0018.fits 70 KB
- TIC63720540_s0018.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
