TIC 441245081
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 27 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 311.5.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.7)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 13
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.31734 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 27 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.0% |
| Amplitude | 4.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 27 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 775 (~2,528 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,909 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.92 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.04 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.69 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.96 |
| TESS mag | 12.45 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 441245081 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6738205969715073920 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6738158415837157376 (E, P = 8.7071 d), 299" away |
| RA (deg) | 294.934 |
| Dec (deg) | -38.3084 |
| 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
- TIC441245081_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC441245081_s0013.png 47 KB
- TIC441245081_s0027.fits 194 KB
- TIC441245081_s0027.png 61 KB
- thumb.png 71 KB
- meta.json
