TIC 242155220
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 11 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 425.1.
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) | 1.74987 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 11 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.4% |
| Amplitude | 0.5% |
| Data used | TESS sector 11 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 665 (~2,170 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 9,196 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.13 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 29.25 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.16 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.21 - fits a single star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 93 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.52 |
| TESS mag | 10.47 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 242155220 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 6095532244933198848 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 122176 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 6095529122495440512 (RS), 161" away |
| RA (deg) | 210.321 |
| Dec (deg) | -45.7307 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-04 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC242155220_s0011.fits 79 KB
- TIC242155220_s0011.png 38 KB
- thumb.png 27 KB
- meta.json
