TIC 121285204
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 440.7.
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) | 2.61451 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 7.0% |
| Amplitude | 3.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 466 (~1,520 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,622 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.30 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.94 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.53 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.82 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.96 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 181 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.55 |
| TESS mag | 12.13 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 121285204 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3073549485453647232 |
| SIMBAD name | 2SLAQ J083408.64-005619.3 [G], 6.8" away |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| RA (deg) | 128.537 |
| Dec (deg) | -0.94045 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC121285204_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC121285204_s0007.png 43 KB
- thumb.png 36 KB
- meta.json
