tess_ctl

This portal was updated to reflect the CTL of TIC v8 on May 27, 2019.
This Candidate Target List (CTL v8.01) is a compilation of several catalogs, including 2MASS, Gaia DR1, UCAC-4 & 5, Tycho-2, APASS DR9 and others. The CTL is the current best effort to identify stars most suitable for transit detection with TESS. Stars are considered for the CTL if they are: 1) identified as having a 'dwarf-like' radius (see Figure 10 of the full documentation); 2) have (TESSmag < 13); 3) have Gaia parameters determined to be reliable; 3) do not have a TESSmag/Teff which suggest the star could be a white dwarf; or 4) were members of CTLv7.02 and were not identified as Giants with Gaia information. Alternatively, a star is included in the CTL, regardless of the conditions above, if the star is a member of the specially curated cool dwarf (with T<16), or hot subdwarf lists. Users who are interested only in the top 200K or 400K stars may use a filter on the priority of 0.0017 and 0.0011 respectively. The full TIC & CTL is available for download at MAST.
CTL v8.01 was prepared for delivery by the TESS Target Selection Working Group to the TESS Science Office April 10, 2019. The full documentation for TIC v8 can be found here. The data release notes for this version of the TIC/CTL can be found here. Portal users are urged to routinely check the release notes for updates. Use of this database is governed by the TESS Catalog Fair Use Policy.

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