TIC 120895347
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (CD-27 851) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 3 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 954.9.
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.
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 2.69037 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 3 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 5.6% |
| Amplitude | 1.7% |
| RA (deg) | 36.7859 |
| Dec (deg) | -27.1707 |
| TESS mag | 10.24 |
| TIC ID | 120895347 |
| SIMBAD name | CD-27 851 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 5070310017933645696 (DSCT|GDOR|SXPHE), 129" away |
| Data used | TESS sector 3 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |