Given that Campaign 16 of the K2 mission is one of just two K2 campaigns observed so far in “ forward-facing ” mode , which enables immediate follow-up observations from the ground , we present a catalog of interesting targets identified through photometry alone .
Our catalog includes 30 high-quality planet candidates ( showing no signs of being non-planetary in nature ) , 48 more ambiguous events that may be either planets or false positives , 164 eclipsing binaries , and 231 other regularly periodic variable sources .
We have released light curves for all targets in C16 , and have also released system parameters and transit vetting plots for all interesting candidates identified in this paper .
Of particular interest is a candidate planet orbiting the bright F dwarf HD 73344 ( V = 6.9 , K = 5.6 ) with an orbital period of 15 days .
If confirmed , this object would correspond to a 2.56 \pm 0.18 R _ { \oplus } planet and would likely be a favorable target for radial velocity characterization .
This paper is intended as a rapid release of planet candidates , eclipsing binaries and other interesting periodic variables to maximize the scientific yield of this campaign , and as a test run for the upcoming TESS mission , whose frequent data releases call for similarly rapid candidate identification and efficient follow-up .