TIC 441717428
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 12 sector(s)). Detection score 183.2.
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 17.9)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 24
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 5.78845 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 3.4% |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 508 (~1,658 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,506 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.63 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.98 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.21 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.93 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 17.88 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 46 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.39 |
| TESS mag | 11.89 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 441717428 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1705012406314590720 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 4572-684-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 254.283 |
| Dec (deg) | 77.2176 |
| 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.