Sky Alerts

Zwicky Transient Facility

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Eclipsing binary 60% confidence

Two stars taking turns blocking each other's light.

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First detected
8 years ago
Last detected
9 h ago
Detections
316
Position (J2000)
08:46:16.48 -02:15:28.3
131.56868°, -2.25786°

Light curve

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Classification

lc_classifier

  • Eclipsing binary60%
  • Cepheid20%

stamp_classifier

  • Active galactic nucleus45%

Where in the sky

-60°-30°0°+30°+60°0h4h8h12h16h20h24hRA 08:46:16.48, Dec -02:15:28.3
Whole sky, right ascension (hours) across, declination (degrees) up. The dashed curve is the plane of the Milky Way.