Nine later TESS sectors give a positive mean depth for a fixed transit model of TOI-1216.01

TOI-1216.01 is a known weak planet candidate with a listed duration that exceeds a circular transit limit at the catalog central values. We tested its listed period and phase in nine later TESS sector files, after the search named in the catalog. These files cover 2025-01-14 to 2026-01-05. We fixed the 4.554183-day period, reference time, and 7.815-hour trapezoid shape before we inspected the light curves. Local linear fits give a mean depth of 131 ± 36 parts per million (ppm) from 46 accepted events. The uncertainty is the standard error from whole event depths. An event bootstrap gives a 95% interval of 63 to 204 ppm. Seven of nine sector means are positive. Removing any one sector keeps the mean positive. A four-hour model gives 184 ± 39 ppm, so the fitted amplitude depends on duration. First-year data give 219 ± 36 ppm with the main model; the difference does not establish a depth change. Correlated control phases give smaller amplitudes, but they do not supply a global false alarm probability. Independent numerical checks verify the fits. The result supports a repeat signal at the listed period and phase. It does not confirm a planet, identify the source, measure the true duration, or establish an eccentric orbit. The package preserves all 21 source FITS files, the catalog snapshot, data hashes, code, result tables, figures, and reproduction instructions.

TOI-1216.01 · TIC 141527965 · TESS · transit candidates · transit duration · repeat photometry · fixed transit model · open data