TIC 448009016
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 330.5.
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:
2026-10-04 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-04 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 11
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.8929 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.1% |
| Amplitude | 4.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 685 (~2,235 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,825 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.42 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.34 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.96 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.00 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.01 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 162 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.37 |
| TESS mag | 11.85 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 448009016 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5859386043829315840 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | WISE J122146.1-675115 (EB, P = 17.808 d), 36" away |
| RA (deg) | 185.43 |
| Dec (deg) | -67.8632 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
| Last update | 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
- TIC448009016_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC448009016_s0011.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 47 KB
- meta.json
