Ground-based light curve follow-up validation observations of TESS object of interest TOI 6215.01

The observation and characterization of transiting exoplanets orbiting a host star contribute significantly to the study of planetary systems and their formation [1]. The TESS (Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite) mission by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Agency) has identified thousands of planetary candidates, one of which is TOI (Tess Object of Interest) 6215.01. This investigation aims to verify the identification of TOI 6215.01 and its characteristics as initially found by TESS. We reduced and plate-solved data collected from the George Mason University campus telescope and then created and analyzed a light curve using AstroImageJ. It is inconclusive whether TOI 6215.01 is a transiting exoplanet as identified by TESS. None of the reference stars passed the NEB (nearby eclipsing binary) check, indicating uncertainty in whether they are possibly responsible for the transit detected. The light curve showed an incomplete, somewhat noisy transit because of inclement weather, contamination from a background star, poor focus, and a lack of data during the first half of the expected transit duration. Further observations are necessary in order to confirm the transit of TOI 6215.01.