TIC 424728730
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 285.3.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.4)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.3717 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.3% |
| Amplitude | 2.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 702 (~2,290 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,648 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.55 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.21 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.64 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.45 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 160 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.54 |
| TESS mag | 12.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 424728730 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6644973495413650432 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 290.43 |
| Dec (deg) | -52.1815 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC424728730_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC424728730_s0013.png 43 KB
- TIC424728730_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC424728730_s0027.png 64 KB
- thumb.png 78 KB
- meta.json
