TIC 444725585
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 24 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 307.9.
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 3.4)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 24
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 15.6889 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 24 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 75.9% |
| Amplitude | 3.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 24 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,085 (~3,539 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 7,082 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.24 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 11.25 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.42 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 3.40 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.97 |
| TESS mag | 13.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 444725585 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 513020653672243968 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 513020688031977856 (YSO), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 25.0882 |
| Dec (deg) | 64.7902 |
| 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.
Data files
- TIC444725585_s0024.fits 76 KB
- TIC444725585_s0024.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 34 KB
- meta.json
