TIC 428678739
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 110.7.
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 | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 5.44033 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.0% |
| Amplitude | 1.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 619 (~2,019 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,446 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.27 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.95 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.87 |
| TESS mag | 13.22 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 428678739 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 569153333602545920 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 569157899152119040 (E, P = 0.58841 d), 207" away |
| RA (deg) | 45.9274 |
| Dec (deg) | 81.559 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC428678739_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC428678739_s0025.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 51 KB
- meta.json
