TIC 120258258
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 26 (flagged in 2 sector(s)). Detection score 45.2.
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 26 |
| Amplitude | 4.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 26 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 3,604 (~11,753 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,349 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 10.46 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.70 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 54.92 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.25 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.02 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.27 |
| TESS mag | 12.64 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120258258 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2100107757843780992 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | V0542 Lyr (EA, P = 5.823 d), 171" away |
| RA (deg) | 284.543 |
| Dec (deg) | 38.3049 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 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
- TIC120258258_s0026.fits 73 KB
- TIC120258258_s0026.png 41 KB
- thumb.png 52 KB
- meta.json
