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Caption: Figure 4.
Total mass estimates as a function of orbital inclination for the two LITE components. The first corresponds to the confirmed third body (XY Leo B), while the second signal (LITE2) is treated as speculative and may instead arise from magnetic activity. The curves assume Keplerian motion and are shown for illustrative purposes only; the reality of the second modulation remains uncertain due to potential dynamical instability.
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