Ground-Based Follow-Up Light Curve Validation Observations of TOI 3653.01

In this paper, we present the results of our analysis of TESS data and follow-up observations taken of TESS Object of Interest (TOI) 3653.01, conducted using the 0.8-meter ground-based telescope at George Mason University. Our observations aimed to confirm the timing of the exoplanet transit, and to check for Nearby Eclipsing Binaries (NEBs). We used the Lightkurve Python module to analyze TESS data and confirm the period using a periodicity analysis. We then used AstroImageJ to reduce the follow-up data and perform multi-aperture photometry to get a light curve. We also performed a NEB analysis to check for any potential contaminators of the signal. Using the ESM, we determined that this source exceeds the threshold determined for exoplanets to be observed by JWST. Based on all the results, we conclude that TOI 3653.01 has a high likelihood of being an exoplanet, but cannot rule out the possibility of the signal being a false positive, and recommend further spectroscopic observations of this source using telescopes like JWST.