TIC 121490917
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 217-191338) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 1 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 481.8.
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) | 2.46533 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 1 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.7% |
| Amplitude | 1.2% |
| RA (deg) | 343.601 |
| Dec (deg) | -46.6442 |
| TESS mag | 11.63 |
| TIC ID | 121490917 |
| SIMBAD name | UCAC4 217-191338 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | none within 5' |
| Data used | TESS sector 1 (QLP) |
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |