TIC 32408296
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
WARNING: same period as the known variable Gaia DR3 3040636944911768320 34" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 7 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 140.8.
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:
2026-10-02 Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 7.6)
2026-10-02 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 7
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 0.396005 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 7 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 4.2% |
| Amplitude | 7.2% |
| Data used | TESS sector 7 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 924 (~3,015 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,377 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.16 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 5.90 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.35 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 7.61 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Gaia G mag | 12.93 |
| TESS mag | 12.75 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 32408296 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 3040636979271505536 |
| SIMBAD name | not in SIMBAD |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 3040636944911768320 (E, P = 0.39557 d), 34" away (same period!) |
| RA (deg) | 117.485 |
| Dec (deg) | -10.0438 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-02 |
| Last update | 2026-10-02 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC32408296_s0007.fits 70 KB
- TIC32408296_s0007.png 52 KB
- thumb.png 45 KB
- meta.json
