Kepler-16c

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:planet
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Kepler-16
gptkbp:area approximately 0.78 times the radius of Jupiter
0.9 times the radius of Jupiter
gptkbp:atmosphere potentially has an atmosphere
possible hydrogen atmosphere
gptkbp:author L. A. Doyle
gptkbp:availability data available through NASA archives
gptkbp:average_temperature approximately 200 K
approximately 150 K
gptkbp:collaborations involves multiple research institutions
gptkbp:community_engagement high due to science fiction connections
gptkbp:contains gptkb:Kepler-16_system
K-type star system
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Kepler-16_system
gptkbp:country circumbinary planet
formed in a binary star system
Kepler-16 planetary system
gas giant exoplanet
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Kepler_Space_Telescope
transit method
first confirmed circumbinary planet
Doyle et al. 2011
part of the Kepler mission's discoveries
gptkbp:eccentricity 0.1
gptkbp:education used in astronomy education
gptkbp:elevation 0.704 AU from its stars
complex due to binary stars
fascinating case for orbital mechanics studies
gptkbp:game_components two stars and one planet
gptkbp:growth_habit not considered habitable
gptkbp:has_luminosity approximately 5,200 K
1.2 times the luminosity of the Sun
gptkbp:hosts gptkb:Kepler-16
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Kepler-16c
gptkbp:invasive_potential possible moons due to its size
gptkbp:is_explored_in potential for future missions to study
gptkbp:lighting observed light curve during transits
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
gptkbp:mass 1.02 times the radius of the Sun
1.08 times the mass of the Sun
approximately 0.69 times the mass of Jupiter
less massive than Saturn
0.8 times the mass of Jupiter
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Kepler-16
gptkbp:next_event planned for further study
gptkbp:orbital_inclination 88.5 degrees
gptkbp:orbital_period not in resonance with other planets
stable orbital period
228.7 days
orbits around two stars
gptkbp:publishes numerous studies published since discovery
gptkbp:research data collected from Kepler mission
difficult to observe due to brightness of stars
gptkbp:research_focus study of circumbinary planets
gptkbp:research_interest high due to unique characteristics
gptkbp:scientific_name important for understanding planetary formation.
gptkbp:semi_major_axis 0.704 AU
gptkbp:type gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:year_created gptkb:2011