TIC 303592908
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 32 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 991.7.
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:
2026-10-12 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.8)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 32
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 32 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 32 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 177 (~579 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 6,304 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.25 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.49 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 7.01 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.72 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 1.78 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 35 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 8.92 |
| TESS mag | 8.534 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 303592908 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3392992381082045056 |
| SIMBAD name | HD 32129 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J050125.81+150809.5 (EW, P = 0.29758 d), 165" away |
| RA (deg) | 75.3679 |
| Dec (deg) | 15.0913 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-12 |
| Last update | 2026-10-12 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC303592908_s0032.fits 205 KB
- TIC303592908_s0032.png 42 KB
- thumb.png 30 KB
- meta.json
