TIC 272575028
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 22 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 164.5.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 22
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.37804 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 22 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.7% |
| Amplitude | 1.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 22 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 463 (~1,510 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,252 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.43 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.92 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.41 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.79 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 58 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.67 |
| TESS mag | 12.19 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 272575028 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1557871813211978496 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 714-051240 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1557872770988309120 (S), 268" away |
| RA (deg) | 197.741 |
| Dec (deg) | 52.7479 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC272575028_s0022.fits 79 KB
- TIC272575028_s0022.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 56 KB
- meta.json
