TIC 81666230
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 461.6.
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) | 1.51054 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 15.0% |
| Amplitude | 17.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 2,733 (~8,915 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 4,569 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 7.35 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 17.85 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.65 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.35 |
| TESS mag | 13.53 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 81666230 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2929163233416474368 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2929163164697484416 (ROT), 50" away |
| RA (deg) | 106.951 |
| Dec (deg) | -20.9181 |
| 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
- TIC81666230_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC81666230_s0007.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
