TIC 120055554
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 245.3.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.5)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.6% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 834 (~2,719 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,902 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.87 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.88 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 18.95 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.62 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.50 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 55 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.40 |
| TESS mag | 11.07 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120055554 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1957363385888779904 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3207-318-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1957363557687216256 (ROT), 115" away |
| RA (deg) | 334.626 |
| Dec (deg) | 41.454 |
| 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
- TIC120055554_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC120055554_s0016.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 35 KB
- meta.json
