TIC 120859640
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 307.6.
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 10 |
| Amplitude | 4.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 5,794 (~18,897 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,323 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 13.01 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 3.09 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 122.09 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.57 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.04 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 14.05 |
| TESS mag | 13.26 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120859640 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5359949246449658880 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | ASAS J105656-5149.4 (ESD, P = 15.651 d), 33" away |
| RA (deg) | 164.23 |
| Dec (deg) | -51.8141 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-03 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC120859640_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC120859640_s0010.png 37 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
