TIC 120479342
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable Gaia DR3 1908456936886185088 31" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 16 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 299.0.
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 | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 1.99996 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 16 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 6.9% |
| Amplitude | 9.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 16 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 727 (~2,370 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,688 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.21 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.38 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.05 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.68 |
| TESS mag | 13.21 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120479342 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 1908456936886185472 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 1908456936886185088 (E, P = 1.0002 d), 31" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 336.316 |
| Dec (deg) | 37.9587 |
| 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
- TIC120479342_s0016.fits 70 KB
- TIC120479342_s0016.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 37 KB
- meta.json
