TIC 442871536
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 249.3.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 19.8)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 5
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.22895 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.3% |
| Amplitude | 5.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 502 (~1,637 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,490 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.91 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.69 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.98 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 19.81 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.79 |
| TESS mag | 13.27 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 442871536 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2985106350664594688 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2985094015518630016 (ROT), 223" away |
| RA (deg) | 79.902 |
| Dec (deg) | -14.3499 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC442871536_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC442871536_s0005.png 46 KB
- thumb.png 41 KB
- meta.json
