Observation Sector 15

TESS Observation Sector 15 is comprised of observations made during orbits 37 and 38 of the TESS mission. Observations of Sector 15 extend from the 15th of August to the 10th of September. The regions of the sky observed during Sector 15 are shown at right. The targets observed during Sector 15 are below.

Pointing

During Sector 15, the instrument axis is pointed to 307° ecliptic longitude and +85° ecliptic latitude.

The orientation of the camera array in celestial coordinates is:

RA (J2000): 280.3985°
Dec (J2000): 64.0671°
Roll (deg): 55.4277°

The coordinates of the centers of the fields-of-view of the four cameras are given in the table below.

Camera	RA	Dec	Roll	Ecliptic Longitude	Ecliptic Latitude
1	316.912062	35.569727	116.275981	334.887647	49.000803
2	298.178339	55.900055	129.962754	334.896603	73.000803
3	252.375473	68.630390	-8.801532	154.848396	82.999195
4	196.746787	60.858074	42.315653	154.875760	58.999196
All coordinates are degrees (J2000)

Map of TESS camera fields-of-view for Sector 15 in ecliptic coordinates. Camera 1 is red, camera 2 is magenta, camera 3 is blue, camera 4 is green. The field of camera 4 looks distorted because it is centered on the ecliptic pole. The thin black line is the ecliptic; the thick black line is the galactic plane.

Map of TESS camera fields-of-view for Sector 15 in celestial coordinates. Camera 1 is red, camera 2 is magenta, camera 3 is blue, camera 4 is green. The thin black line is the ecliptic; the thick black line is the galactic plane.

Targets for Sector 15

During Sector 15, 20,000 stars are observed at two-minute cadence, and full-frame images are collected every 30 minutes.

The list of targets observed at two-minute cadence are given on the Target List page. The target list includes the camera and CCD on which the target can be found, TIC ID, RA, declination, and TESS magnitude.

Observation Sector 15

Pointing

During Sector 15, the instrument axis is pointed to 307° ecliptic longitude and +85° ecliptic latitude.

The orientation of the camera array in celestial coordinates is:

RA (J2000): 280.3985°
Dec (J2000): 64.0671°
Roll (deg): 55.4277°

The coordinates of the centers of the fields-of-view of the four cameras are given in the table below.

Targets for Sector 15

During Sector 15, 20,000 stars are observed at two-minute cadence, and full-frame images are collected every 30 minutes.

The list of targets observed at two-minute cadence are given on the Target List page. The target list includes the camera and CCD on which the target can be found, TIC ID, RA, declination, and TESS magnitude.

Target Characteristics

Distribution of TESS target magnitudes in the four cameras

Distribution of TESS target radius in the four cameras

Distribution of TESS target effective temperatures in the four cameras

Related Websites:

Observation Sector 15

Pointing

During Sector 15, the instrument axis is pointed to 307° ecliptic longitude and +85° ecliptic latitude.

The orientation of the camera array in celestial coordinates is:

RA (J2000): 280.3985° Dec (J2000): 64.0671° Roll (deg): 55.4277°

The coordinates of the centers of the fields-of-view of the four cameras are given in the table below.

Targets for Sector 15

During Sector 15, 20,000 stars are observed at two-minute cadence, and full-frame images are collected every 30 minutes.

The list of targets observed at two-minute cadence are given on the Target List page. The target list includes the camera and CCD on which the target can be found, TIC ID, RA, declination, and TESS magnitude.

Target Characteristics

Distribution of TESS target magnitudes in the four cameras

Distribution of TESS target radius in the four cameras

Distribution of TESS target effective temperatures in the four cameras

Related Websites:

RA (J2000): 280.3985°
Dec (J2000): 64.0671°
Roll (deg): 55.4277°