TIC 32494696
Eclipsing binaryProbably known
Notes
NOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (BD-18 211) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 30 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 261.0.
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 2.0)
2026-10-12 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 30
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | Probably known |
| Period (days) | 0.862851 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 30 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 0.8% |
| Amplitude | 1.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 30 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 346 (~1,127 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,873 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 1.93 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.19 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 4.01 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.74 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.02 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 29 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 10.83 |
| TESS mag | 10.44 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 32494696 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 2355352613359043200 |
| SIMBAD name | BD-18 211 [SB*] |
| Nearest known variable | GV Cet (RRAB, P = 0.62088 d), 179" away |
| RA (deg) | 19.6575 |
| Dec (deg) | -17.4147 |
| 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
- TIC32494696_s0030.fits 217 KB
- TIC32494696_s0030.png 63 KB
- thumb.png 80 KB
- meta.json
