TESS Objects of Interest Catalog for Sectors 1-4 of the TESS Mission
Abstract
The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite (TESS) observed four partially overlapping sectors in the ecliptic Southern Hemisphere from July to November 2018, as part of its mission to observe ~85% of the entire sky in two years and measure masses for 50 planets less than 4 Earth radii. Each sector covers ~5% of the sky and the partially overlapping sectors 1-4 cover ~15% of the sky. We describe the TESS Objects of Interest (TOI) catalog from Sectors 1-4, consisting of planet candidates, known planets, and other astrophysical sources of transit-like signals, including eclipsing binaries and stellar variability. The TESS Follow-Up Observing Program (TFOP) has prioritized and observed TOIs using the Exoplanet Follow-up Observing Program (ExoFOP) to coordinate effort and share data. The TESS data products for sectors 1-4, including the TESS Object of Interest catalog, light curves, full-frame images, and target pixel files, will be available to the public no later than January 2019.
- Publication:
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American Astronomical Society Meeting Abstracts #233
- Pub Date:
- January 2019
- Bibcode:
- 2019AAS...23342303G