TIC 450072047
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 5 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 237.7.
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 1.6)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 5
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.34567 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 5 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.4% |
| Amplitude | 5.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 5 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 879 (~2,867 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,115 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.81 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.06 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.05 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.60 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.49 |
| TESS mag | 12.96 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 450072047 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3293245446421170560 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3293222013079510528 (ROT), 114" away |
| RA (deg) | 71.3971 |
| Dec (deg) | 10.508 |
| 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
- TIC450072047_s0005.fits 76 KB
- TIC450072047_s0005.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 53 KB
- meta.json
