{"_facts":{"companion":"1.6","deep":"","dossier":"","gaia_eb":"","impression":"","period":"","planet":"Probably noise or an instrument effect","rare":"","toi":""},"amplitude":"3.1%","bp_rp":"0.84","cover":"TIC259140194_s0018.png","data_used":"TESS sector 18 (QLP)","date":"2026-10-10","dec":"49.3875","depth":"3.8%","distance_pc":"266 (~869 light years)","found_by":"hunt.py (automatic)","gaia_dr3":"435715090629849600","gaia_gmag":"9.70","gaia_rv":"speed changes by 27 km/s - likely an orbiting pair","history":[{"date":"2026-10-10","text":"Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18"},{"date":"2026-10-10","text":"Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect"}],"hr":[0.837,2.577],"last_update":"2026-10-11","nearest_variable":"ZTF J032004.73+492231.1 (BY, P = 8.7007 d), 47\" away","nearest_variable_id":"ZTF J032004.73+492231.1","notes":"Probably noise or an instrument effect.\n\nNOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (BD+48   887) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.\nFound automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 18 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1291.7.\nNot in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; not in Gaia DR3's variable lists.\nUnchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.\n\nUpdates:\n2026-10-11  Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect\n2026-10-10  Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)\n2026-10-10  Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 18","period_days":"1.40141","period_source":"hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 18","planet_check":"Probably noise or an instrument effect","planet_size":"~57.4 Earth radii (~5.12 Jupiter) - too big for a planet","planet_verdict":"fa","ra":"50.0129","rare_checked":"2026-10-11 16:22","rare_clear":["Microlensing (rogue planet?)","Exocomet-shaped dip","Habitable zone & size","Transit timing (TTV)","Transit duration (TDV)","Changing transit depth","Lopsided transit","Dimming beside the transit","Type of star"],"rare_device":"GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (CUDA, CuPy)","rare_flags":[],"rare_known_why":["in SIMBAD as BD+48   887 (SB*)","catalogued variable star nearby: ZTF J032004.73+492231.1 (BY, P = 8.7007 d), 47\" away"],"rare_n":11,"ruwe":"1.58 - hints at a hidden companion star","score":"1291.7","sector":18,"simbad_id":"BD+48   887","simbad_name":"BD+48   887 [SB*]","status":"Probably known","tic":"259140194","title":"TIC 259140194","tmag":"9.256","type":"Transit candidate"}