{"_facts":{"companion":"","deep":"","dossier":"","gaia_eb":"","impression":"","period":"","planet":"","rare":"Eccentric eclipsing binary","toi":""},"amplitude":"42.8%","bp_rp":"0.90","cover":"TIC68984360_s0020.png","data_used":"TESS sector 20 (QLP)","date":"2026-10-11","dec":"30.3275","depth":"70.6%","distance_pc":"1,588 (~5,179 light years)","found_by":"hunt.py (automatic)","gaia_dr3":"886481185471577984","gaia_gmag":"13.77","gaia_lum":"6.68 x the Sun","gaia_mass":"1.38 x the Sun","gaia_radius":"2.48 x the Sun","gaia_teff":"5,902 K","history":[{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Rare-find check: Eccentric eclipsing binary"}],"hr":[0.897,2.764],"last_update":"2026-10-11","nearest_variable":"ASASSN-V J071101.65+301929.0 (EA, P = 2.7749 d), 32\" away (same period!)","nearest_variable_id":"ASASSN-V J071101.65+301929.0","notes":"Notable, already known: Eccentric eclipsing binary (the catalogued variable ASASSN-V J071101.65+301929.0 (EA, 32\" away) has the same period - its light leaks into TESS's big pixels; same period as the known variable ASASSN-V J071101.65+301929.0).\n\nWARNING: same period as the known variable ASASSN-V J071101.65+301929.0 32\" away; the signal is probably its light leaking in.\nFound automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 1290.8.\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  Rare-find check: Eccentric eclipsing binary\n2026-10-11  Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20","period_days":"2.77346","period_source":"hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20","ra":"107.747","rare":"Eccentric eclipsing binary","rare_checked":"2026-10-11 19:28","rare_clear":["Microlensing (rogue planet?)","Exocomet-shaped dip","Eclipse timing (third body?)","Eclipses changing depth","Pulsating star in an eclipsing binary","Extra dips outside the eclipses","Type of star"],"rare_device":"GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (CUDA, CuPy)","rare_flags":[{"id":"eccentric_eb","level":"notable","name":"Eccentric eclipsing binary","text":"The second eclipse comes at phase 0.806 instead of 0.5: the orbit is stretched (eccentricity at least 0.481). Eccentric binaries show how tides shape orbits, and their slowly turning orbits test General Relativity."}],"rare_known":true,"rare_known_why":["the catalogued variable ASASSN-V J071101.65+301929.0 (EA, 32\" away) has the same period - its light leaks into TESS's big pixels","same period as the known variable ASASSN-V J071101.65+301929.0"],"rare_level":"notable","rare_n":10,"ruwe":"1.07 - fits a single star","score":"1290.8","sector":20,"simbad_name":"not in SIMBAD","status":"Notable, already known","tic":"68984360","title":"TIC 68984360","tmag":"13.31","type":"Eclipsing binary"}