TIC 44796560
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 311-004427) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 4 (flagged in 3 sector(s)). Detection score 63.3.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 6.2)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 4
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 0.624887 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 4 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.7% |
| Amplitude | 1.0% |
| Data used | TESS sector 4 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 618 (~2,014 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,088 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.54 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.95 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.70 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 6.16 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 30 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.46 |
| TESS mag | 12.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 44796560 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4889128708042209920 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 311-004427 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 62.3925 |
| Dec (deg) | -27.9614 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC44796560_s0004.fits 68 KB
- TIC44796560_s0004.png 48 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
