TIC 120861828
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 637.4.
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.
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 10 |
| Amplitude | 0.4% |
| Data used | TESS sector 10 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,004 (~3,275 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,004 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.31 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.20 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 31.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.30 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.93 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 46 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 11.52 |
| TESS mag | 11.4 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 120861828 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 5359536379837168640 |
| SIMBAD name | TYC 8615-526-1 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5359536276757945088 (ROT), 37" away |
| RA (deg) | 164.374 |
| Dec (deg) | -52.5441 |
| 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
- TIC120861828_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC120861828_s0010.png 34 KB
- thumb.png 25 KB
- meta.json
