{"_facts":{"companion":"2.1","deep":"","dossier":"","gaia_eb":"","impression":"","period":"","planet":"Probably noise or an instrument effect","rare":"Microlensing (rogue planet?); Transit duration (TDV); Lopsided transit","toi":""},"amplitude":"1.5%","bp_rp":"0.92","cover":"TIC456340613_s0021.png","data_used":"TESS sector 21 (QLP)","date":"2026-10-11","dec":"49.0616","depth":"3.5%","distance_pc":"606 (~1,976 light years)","found_by":"hunt.py (automatic)","gaia_dr3":"1015707126384824192","gaia_gmag":"13.32","gaia_lum":"1.54 x the Sun","gaia_mass":"0.97 x the Sun","gaia_radius":"1.26 x the Sun","gaia_teff":"5,564 K","history":[{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 21"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.1)"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Rare-find check: Microlensing (rogue planet?); Transit duration (TDV); Lopsided transit"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect"}],"hr":[0.921,4.405],"last_update":"2026-10-11","nearest_variable":"Gaia DR3 1015614462466669440 (RS), 213\" away","nearest_variable_id":"Gaia DR3 1015614462466669440","notes":"Probably noise or an instrument effect.\nRare, already known: Microlensing (rogue planet?); Transit duration (TDV); Lopsided transit (in SIMBAD as UCAC4 696-050151 (*); catalogued variable star nearby: Gaia DR3 1015614462466669440 (RS), 213\" away).\n\nFound automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 21 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 114.9.\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\n2026-10-11  Rare-find check: Microlensing (rogue planet?); Transit duration (TDV); Lopsided transit\n2026-10-11  Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 2.1)\n2026-10-11  Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 21","period_days":"1.60151","period_source":"hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 21","planet_check":"Probably noise or an instrument effect","planet_size":"~25.5 Earth radii (~2.27 Jupiter) - too big for a planet","planet_verdict":"fa","ra":"135.691","rare":"Microlensing (rogue planet?); Transit duration (TDV); Lopsided transit","rare_checked":"2026-10-11 16:49","rare_clear":["Exocomet-shaped dip","Habitable zone & size","Transit timing (TTV)","Changing transit depth","Dimming beside the transit","Trojan companions (L4/L5)","Type of star"],"rare_device":"GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (CUDA, CuPy)","rare_flags":[{"id":"microlensing","level":"candidate","name":"Microlensing (rogue planet?)","text":"A one-off, symmetric brightening at BTJD 2581.99 that fits the gravitational-lens shape better than a flare (Einstein time 0.7 h). Events this short can be made by a free-floating (rogue) planet passing in front of the star. Very rare in TESS data; scattered light and asteroids can mimic it."},{"id":"tdv","level":"hint","name":"Transit duration (TDV)","text":"The transit length changes from one transit to the next beyond the errors - a sign of a wobbling orbit (moon) or a precessing orbit."},{"id":"asymmetry","level":"hint","name":"Lopsided transit","text":"The start of the transit is deeper than the end: a dust tail (disintegrating planet), rings, a fast-spinning star, or a blend."}],"rare_known":true,"rare_known_why":["in SIMBAD as UCAC4 696-050151 (*)","catalogued variable star nearby: Gaia DR3 1015614462466669440 (RS), 213\" away"],"rare_level":"candidate","rare_n":12,"ruwe":"2.09 - hints at a hidden companion star","score":"114.9","sector":21,"simbad_id":"UCAC4 696-050151","simbad_name":"UCAC4 696-050151 [*]","status":"Rare, already known","tic":"456340613","title":"TIC 456340613","tmag":"12.84","type":"Transit candidate"}