We present TIC 140580920 b, a hot Jupiter candidate identified in a blind photometric survey of 8, 774 stars using data from the Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS). The host, TIC 140580920 (TYC 9160-1240-1; d = 454±5 pc; Teff = 5967±127 K; log g = 4. 056±0. 10; R* = 1. 621±0. 072 Rsun), is a G-type subgiant observed across 23 TESS sectors spanning 954. 6 days. The candidate transits with orbital period P = 2. 279748 d, a depth of 2793 ppm, and a total duration of 3. 988 h. Mandel-Agol transit modelling returns an impact parameter b = 0. 07 and planet radius Rp = 0. 834±0. 037 RJup; the uncertainty is propagated from the TIC stellar radius uncertainty. The equilibrium temperature is Teq ≈ 1961 K. No secondary eclipse is detected at phase 0. 5 (depth < 40 ppm, 3-sigma; < 1. 5% of the primary depth). Odd-even transit depth consistency (53+53 transit windows) is 0. 29 sigma. The false-positive probability (FPP) is 0. 34% and the Nearby False Positive Probability (NFPP) is 0. 0007% from triceratops (N = 5×10⁶ draws; 25 neighbour stars; dominant scenario TP (71. 22%), with PTP at 20. 75% and DTP at 7. 69%) and both below the validated-planet criteria of Giacalone et al. (2021). A photometric centroid analysis using 32 TESS sectors finds an in-transit offset of 0. 00076 px (0. 016 arcsec, 1. 3 sigma), consistent with an on-target signal. TIC 140580920 b is not listed in any confirmed exoplanet catalogue; the TESS eclipsing binary catalogue records the target with no signal parameters (unconfirmed), consistent with the planetary interpretation. APOGEE DR17 spectroscopy gives M/H = -0. 07±0. 01 (Claytor et al. 2024), consistent with near-solar metallicity; the Gaia DR3 RUWE of 1. 897 warrants high-resolution imaging to exclude a sub-arcsecond companion. Radial velocity observations are needed to confirm the planetary nature of the companion; the expected semi-amplitude is K ~ 120 m/s.
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