TIC 432118838
Single dip / odd eventNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 19 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 875.3.
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 2.2)
2026-10-11 Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 19
The signal
| Type | Single dip / odd event |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 19 |
| Amplitude | 0.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 19 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 316 (~1,032 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 8,406 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 2.11 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 1.97 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 19.99 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 0.40 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 2.25 - hints at a hidden companion star |
| Radial velocity (Gaia) | speed changes by 115 km/s - likely an orbiting pair |
| Gaia G mag | 9.50 |
| TESS mag | 9.315 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 432118838 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 243859726151641600 |
| SIMBAD name | BD+43 830 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | ZTF J035117.29+442557.7 (EW, P = 0.52545 d), 151" away |
| RA (deg) | 57.8398 |
| Dec (deg) | 44.3927 |
| 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
- TIC432118838_s0019.fits 73 KB
- TIC432118838_s0019.png 39 KB
- thumb.png 23 KB
- meta.json
