Zwicky Transient Facility

ZTF18acqykyw

Eclipsing binary 31% confidence

Two stars taking turns blocking each other's light.

First detected: 2018-11-21 11:37 UTC; 8 years ago
Last detected: 2026-11-04 12:35 UTC; 40 h ago
Detections: 167
Position (J2000): 08:04:33.42 -00:14:15.0; 121.13926°, -0.23749°

Light curve

No light-curve points stored yet.

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Classification

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Eclipsing binary31%

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Variable star68%

Where in the sky

Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.