TIC 244163413
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (BD-05 43) as type EB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2669.0.
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 | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 1.78861 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 12.9% |
| Amplitude | 3.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 180 (~589 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,026 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.12 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.13 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.73 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.09 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 168 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.19 |
| TESS mag | 9.795 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 244163413 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2443916075953063040 |
| SIMBAD name | BD-05 43 [EB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2443915457477767168 (ROT), 230" away |
| RA (deg) | 5.164 |
| Dec (deg) | -5.14312 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC244163413_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC244163413_s0030.png 50 KB
- thumb.png 33 KB
- meta.json
