TIC 120029059
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 1506-640-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 25 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 210.7.
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:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.7)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 25
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 25 |
| Amplitude | 0.7% |
| Data used | TESS sector 25 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 352 (~1,147 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,147 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.17 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.14 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.77 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.75 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.73 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 76 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.85 |
| TESS mag | 11.46 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120029059 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4465737394712806272 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 1506-640-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4465736024620344960 (ROT), 256" away |
| RA (deg) | 246.753 |
| Dec (deg) | 16.1554 |
| 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
- TIC120029059_s0025.fits 73 KB
- TIC120029059_s0025.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
