TIC 120239459
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 310.5.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 776 (~2,530 light years) |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.96 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.04 |
| TESS mag | 12.54 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120239459 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1906882706817347328 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 2746-1373-1 [SB*], 3.5" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1906906144454814208 (ROT, P = 5.1146 d), 100" away |
| RA (deg) | 335.498 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.0415 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC120239459_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC120239459_s0016.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 24 KB
- meta.json
