The Transit Signal of KOI-1755 Originates from a Background Eclipsing Binary Star—Extracting the Light Curve of a Faint Background Star from Kepler Target Pixel File Data

KOI-1755 (KIC 5302006) was initially identified by the Kepler mission as a candidate exoplanet host but subsequently classified as a false positive due to suspected background contamination. The target star itself exhibits intrinsic stellar…

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