TIC 121781362
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 14 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 618.5.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-09 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.9)
2026-10-09 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 14
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 14 |
| Amplitude | 0.3% |
| Data used | TESS sector 14 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 390 (~1,271 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,810 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.31 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.00 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.74 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.84 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.94 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 103 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.08 |
| TESS mag | 11.64 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 121781362 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2099460278634931328 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 2099454373059753344 (S), 66" away |
| RA (deg) | 288.807 |
| Dec (deg) | 38.4961 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
| Last update | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC121781362_s0014.fits 79 KB
- TIC121781362_s0014.png 31 KB
- thumb.png 21 KB
- meta.json
