Observation Sector 16

TESS Observation Sector 16 is comprised of observations made during orbits 39 and 40 of the TESS mission. Observations of Sector 16 extend from the 11th of September to the 6th of October. The regions of the sky observed during Sector 16 are shown at right. The targets observed during Sector 16 are below.

Pointing

During Sector 16, the instrument axis is pointed to 1° ecliptic longitude and +85° ecliptic latitude.

The orientation of the camera array in celestial coordinates is:

RA (J2000): 282.4427°
Dec (J2000): 66.1422°
Roll (deg): 79.4698°

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	336.080854	44.142142	123.651212	0.880244	48.999782
2	307.848344	61.545880	146.575631	0.889559	72.999782
3	252.914541	65.496448	16.507004	180.839416	83.000216
4	214.058095	51.567046	50.228240	180.867881	59.000217
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 16

During Sector 16, 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 16

Pointing

During Sector 16, the instrument axis is pointed to 1° ecliptic longitude and +85° ecliptic latitude.

The orientation of the camera array in celestial coordinates is:

RA (J2000): 282.4427°
Dec (J2000): 66.1422°
Roll (deg): 79.4698°

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

Targets for Sector 16

During Sector 16, 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 16

Pointing

During Sector 16, the instrument axis is pointed to 1° ecliptic longitude and +85° ecliptic latitude.

The orientation of the camera array in celestial coordinates is:

RA (J2000): 282.4427° Dec (J2000): 66.1422° Roll (deg): 79.4698°

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

Targets for Sector 16

During Sector 16, 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): 282.4427°
Dec (J2000): 66.1422°
Roll (deg): 79.4698°