{"_facts":{"companion":"1.6","deep":"","dossier":"","gaia_eb":"","impression":"","period":"","planet":"Probably noise or an instrument effect","rare":"Microlensing (rogue planet?); Changing transit depth; Lopsided transit","toi":""},"amplitude":"2.7%","bp_rp":"0.83","cover":"TIC71396049_s0020.png","data_used":"TESS sector 20 (QLP)","date":"2026-10-11","dec":"70.0943","depth":"2.3%","distance_pc":"502 (~1,637 light years)","found_by":"hunt.py (automatic)","gaia_dr3":"1110185721018656384","gaia_gmag":"12.22","gaia_lum":"2.55 x the Sun","gaia_mass":"1.05 x the Sun","gaia_radius":"1.62 x the Sun","gaia_rv":"speed changes by 91 km/s - likely an orbiting pair","gaia_teff":"5,941 K","history":[{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Rare-find check: Microlensing (rogue planet?); Changing transit depth; Lopsided transit"},{"date":"2026-10-11","text":"Planet check: Probably noise or an instrument effect"}],"hr":[0.826,3.718],"last_update":"2026-10-11","nearest_variable":"none within 5'","notes":"Probably noise or an instrument effect.\nRare, already known: Microlensing (rogue planet?); Changing transit depth; Lopsided transit (in SIMBAD as UCAC4 801-017900 (SB*)).\n\nNOTE: SIMBAD already lists this star (UCAC4 801-017900) as type SB*, so it may be known after all - check the SIMBAD references.\nFound automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 20 (flagged in 1 sector(s)). Detection score 236.5.\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?); Changing transit depth; Lopsided transit\n2026-10-11  Gaia hints at a hidden companion star (RUWE 1.6)\n2026-10-11  Found by the automatic search in TESS sector 20","period_days":"0.439126","period_source":"hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 20","planet_check":"Probably noise or an instrument effect","planet_size":"~27.2 Earth radii (~2.43 Jupiter) - too big for a planet","planet_verdict":"fa","ra":"116.126","rare":"Microlensing (rogue planet?); Changing transit depth; Lopsided transit","rare_checked":"2026-10-11 16:31","rare_clear":["Exocomet-shaped dip","Habitable zone & size","Transit timing (TTV)","Transit duration (TDV)","Type of star"],"rare_device":"GPU: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 (CUDA, CuPy)","rare_flags":[{"id":"microlensing","level":"hint","name":"Microlensing (rogue planet?)","text":"A one-off, symmetric brightening at BTJD 3313.73 that fits the gravitational-lens shape better than a flare (Einstein time 41.2 h). This length points to a star or brown dwarf as the lens. Very rare in TESS data; scattered light and asteroids can mimic it."},{"id":"depth_change","level":"hint","name":"Changing transit depth","text":"The dip depth changes by 14% between transits - a disintegrating planet trailing dust, starspots, or light from another star mixing in."},{"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 801-017900 (SB*)"],"rare_level":"hint","rare_n":10,"ruwe":"1.59 - hints at a hidden companion star","score":"236.5","sector":20,"simbad_id":"UCAC4 801-017900","simbad_name":"UCAC4 801-017900 [SB*]","status":"Rare, already known","tic":"71396049","title":"TIC 71396049","tmag":"11.8","type":"Transit candidate"}