Kepler-16 b
Orbiting Kepler-16
Kepler-16 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-16, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Neptune-sized world.
Radius
8.45
Earth radii
Mass
105.83
Earth masses
Orbital Period
228.8
days
Distance
75.1
parsecs
Radius (Earth radii)
8.45
Mass (Earth masses)
105.83
Measured
Equilibrium Temperature
Unknown
Parameter source: Doyle et al. 2011
Orbital Period
228.776+0.020−0.037days
Semi-Major Axis
0.7048+0.0011−0.0011au
Planet Mass (Earth masses)
105.83+5.08−5.08
Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)
0.3330+0.0160−0.0160
Eccentricity
0.0069+0.0010−0.0015
Argument of Periastron
318.0+10.0−22.0deg
Distance from Earth
75.1 pc (~245 ly)
Spectral Type
Unknown
Temperature
4450 K
Mass (Solar)
0.69 M☉
Radius (Solar)
0.65 R☉
Luminosity
Unknown
Planets in System
1
Stars in System
2
Coordinates (RA, Dec)
289.0758°, 51.7572°
Discovery Method
Transit
Discovery Year
2011
Source ID: Kepler-16 b
Kepler-16 b orbits Kepler-16 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.
Published measurements list a radius of 8.45 Earth radii, a mass of 105.83 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 228.78 days.
Catalog data places the system at about 75.1 parsecs from Earth and 1 known planet in the system.
Host star
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