Ground-based Light Curve Follow-up Validation Observations of TESS Object of Interest TOI 6064.01

The discovery of planets beyond our solar system has transformed how scientists view the origins and development of planetary systems, while also showing us new ways for exploring the possibility of extra terrestrial life. The TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) Mission, gathers data for thousands of exoplanet candidates, alongside their host stars. After going through several automated pipelines, if a candidate appears promising, it is assigned a TOI (Tess Object of Interest) number. In this paper we provide a follow-up investigation, to determine the existence of candidate exoplanet TOI-6064.01. Data from George Mason University’s 0.8-Meter Telescope was utilized to conduct an analysis on the aforementioned exoplanet candidate. These images were preprocessed to reduce them and perform plate solving. We conducted multi-aperture photometry using AstroImageJ and produced a light curve to provide more insight into the flux data. We also conducted a NEB (Nearby Eclipsing Binary) analysis on the candidate, which presented us with inconclusive results. However, based on the light curve analysis, and planetary characteristics, there is substantial evidence to prove that TOI-6064.01 is an exoplanet.