TIC 130720868
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 10 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 304.2.
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) | 312 (~1,016 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,247 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.01 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.86 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 0.70 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.95 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.97 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 77 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 12.58 |
| TESS mag | 12.09 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 130720868 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3469660948929721856 |
| SIMBAD name | [MFF90] PHI 2/2 113 [*], 2.0" away |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3469659437101627648 (ROT, P = 0.32045 d), 131" away |
| RA (deg) | 186.492 |
| Dec (deg) | -31.3559 |
| 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
- TIC130720868_s0010.fits 76 KB
- TIC130720868_s0010.png 36 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
