TIC 120838308
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 33 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 267.0.
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 | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 4.7624 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 33 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 8.4% |
| Amplitude | 3.9% |
| Data used | TESS sector 33 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 939 (~3,063 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,758 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.73 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.08 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 2.86 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.92 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.98 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 13.58 |
| TESS mag | 13.1 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120838308 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2953214947185107328 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASASSN-V J065050.01-110743.1 (SRS, P = 15.104 d), 163" away |
| RA (deg) | 102.677 |
| Dec (deg) | -11.0953 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-13 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC120838308_s0033.fits 200 KB
- TIC120838308_s0033.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 80 KB
- meta.json
