TIC 120239458
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 2746-1373-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 839.5.
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:
2026-10-10 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-10 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 16
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 111 (~361 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,021 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 0.93 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.82 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.49 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.08 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.98 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 49 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.81 |
| TESS mag | 10.24 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120239458 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1906882711113246080 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2746-1373-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1906906144454814208 (ROT, P = 5.1146 d), 98" away |
| RA (deg) | 335.499 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.0408 |
| 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
- TIC120239458_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC120239458_s0016.png 32 KB
- thumb.png 22 KB
- meta.json
