TIC 442972584
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 526.6.
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) | 2.47821 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 75.0% |
| Amplitude | 31.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,803 (~12,403 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,174 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 9.28 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.60 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 55.31 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.90 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.00 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.65 |
| TESS mag | 13.69 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 442972584 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5859137386796315264 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5859137455515856000 (L), 32" away |
| RA (deg) | 198.41 |
| Dec (deg) | -64.1257 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC442972584_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC442972584_s0011.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
