03 May 2012: Revised parameters (Bender et al. 2012):
- MA = 0.654 ± 0.017 MSun
- MB = 0.1959 ± 0.0031 MSun
- e = 0.15894 ± 0.00079
- ω = 263.287 ± 0.041 deg.
13 Sep 2011: Kepler 16 is an eclisping binary star with a 41.0781 day period with two K or M components (Slawson et al. 2011).
The mass given to Kepler-16(AB) is the sum of the masses of components A and B.
The parameters for the individual components are (in solar units - Doyle et al. 2011):
Star A:
Mass: 0.6897 ± 0.0035
Radius: 0.6489 ± 0.0013
Temp.: 4450 ± 150 K
[Fe/H]: -0.3 ± 0.2
Star B:
Mass: 0.20255 ± 0.00065
Radius: 0.22623 ± 0.00059
Binary system:
Period: 41.079 ± 0.000078 day
Semi-maj. axis: 0.224 ± 0.00035 AU
Inclination: 90.3401 ± 0.0019 deg.
Ecc.: 0.15944 ± 0.0006
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