TIC 445857004
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 4 sector(s)). Detection score 190.2.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.9)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 0.396291 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.7% |
| Amplitude | 7.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 625 (~2,040 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,073 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.68 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.66 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.12 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.89 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.38 |
| TESS mag | 12.8 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 445857004 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1719215008465441664 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1719215626940732416 (ROT), 100" away |
| RA (deg) | 200.297 |
| Dec (deg) | 82.0653 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-10 |
| Last update | 2026-10-10 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC445857004_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC445857004_s0014.png 54 KB
- thumb.png 57 KB
- meta.json
