TIC 166532356
Single dip / odd eventProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (BD+32 1819) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 2550.2.
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.
Updates:
2026-10-11 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.0)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 21
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 21 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 82 (~268 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,683 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 0.95 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 1.27 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.87 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.97 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 85 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.07 |
| TESS mag | 8.604 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 166532356 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 712077750585736704 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+32 1819 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 712077888024696576 (RS), 266" away |
| RA (deg) | 134.854 |
| Dec (deg) | 32.1933 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-11 |
| Last update | 2026-10-11 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC166532356_s0021.fits 79 KB
- TIC166532356_s0021.png 31 KB
- thumb.png 21 KB
- meta.json
