Planet Kepler-16 (AB) b
| Name | Kepler-16 (AB) b | ||
| Planet Status | Confirmed | ||
| Discovered in | 2011 | ||
| Mass | 0.333 ( -0.016 +0.016 ) MJ |  |
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| Mass*sin(i) | — | ||
| Semi-Major Axis | 0.7048 (± 0.001) AU | |
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| Orbital Period | 228.776 ( -0.037 +0.037 ) day | |
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| Eccentricity | 0.00685 ( -0.00146 +0.00146 ) | |
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| ω | 318.0 ( -22.0 +22.0 ) deg | |
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| Tperi | — | ||
| Radius | 0.7538 ( -0.0023 +0.0023 ) RJ | |
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| Inclination | 90.0322 ( -0.0023 +0.0023 ) deg | |
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| Update | 2013-08-30 | ||
| Detection Method | Primary Transit | ||
| Mass Detection Method | — | ||
| Radius Detection Method | — | ||
| Primary transit | 2455212.12316 JD | |
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| Secondary transit | — | ||
| λ | — | ||
| Impact Parameter b | — | ||
| Time Vr=0 | — | ||
| Velocity Semiamplitude K | — | ||
| Calculated temperature | — | ||
| Measured temperature | — | ||
| Hottest point longitude | — | ||
| Geometric albedo | — | ||
| Surface gravity log(g/gH) | — | ||
| Alternate Names | — |
Star
Kepler-16 (AB)| Name | Kepler-16 (AB) | ||
| Distance | — | ||
| Spectral type | K | ||
| Apparent magnitude V | 12.0 | ||
| Mass | 0.8499 (± 0.017) MSun | |
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| Age | — | ||
| Effective temperature | 4450.0 (± 150.0) K | |
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| Radius | 0.65 (± 0.0) RSun | |
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| Metallicity [Fe/H] | -0.3 (± 0.2) | |
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| Detected Disc | — | ||
| Magnetic Field | — | ||
| RA2000 | 19:16:18.0 | ||
| Dec2000 | +51:45:27 | ||
| Alternate Names | |||
| Planetary system | 1 planet |
Remarks
Alias KIC 12644769Alias 2MASS 19161817+5145267
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
More data
- Simbad
- Most recent references (ADS)
Observability Predictor 
Remarks
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