TIC 120563787
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (TYC 6996-81-1) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 2 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 137.3.
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.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 2.72932 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 2 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 1.4% |
| Amplitude | 0.8% |
| Data used | TESS sector 2 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 535 (~1,745 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,910 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.14 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 3.27 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.24 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 107 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.02 |
| TESS mag | 11.56 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120563787 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2308362780627249664 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 6996-81-1 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 3.44803 |
| Dec (deg) | -36.7463 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC120563787_s0002.fits 79 KB
- TIC120563787_s0002.png 44 KB
- thumb.png 48 KB
- meta.json
