TIC 120689895
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 632.4.
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:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.4)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 1.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 427 (~1,391 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,203 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.86 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.35 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.62 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.69 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.43 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.15 |
| TESS mag | 10.78 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120689895 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2100771072593239936 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 3124-1469-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | PMAK V35 (EA, P = 7.4045 d), 48" away |
| RA (deg) | 286.022 |
| Dec (deg) | 40.4756 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC120689895_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC120689895_s0014.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 26 KB
- meta.json
