TIC 144276549
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 29 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 374.1.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 3.2)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 28
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.48876 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 29 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.5% |
| Amplitude | 3.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 29 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 428 (~1,396 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,339 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.19 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 130 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.89 |
| TESS mag | 12.34 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 144276549 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6535329405617586304 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 237-176241 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 353.939 |
| Dec (deg) | -42.6737 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC144276549_s0028.fits 200 KB
- TIC144276549_s0028.png 62 KB
- TIC144276549_s0029.fits 208 KB
- TIC144276549_s0029.png 58 KB
- thumb.png 68 KB
- meta.json
