Statements (61)
Predicate | Object |
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gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:planet
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gptkbp:bfsLayer |
5
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gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Kepler-16
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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
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gptkbp:availability |
data available through NASA archives
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gptkbp:average_temperature |
approximately 200 K
approximately 150 K |
gptkbp:collaborations |
involves multiple research institutions
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gptkbp:community_engagement |
high due to science fiction connections
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gptkbp:contains |
gptkb:Kepler-16_system
K-type star system |
gptkbp:controls |
gptkb:Kepler-16_system
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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
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gptkbp:education |
used in astronomy education
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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
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gptkbp:growth_habit |
not considered habitable
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gptkbp:has_luminosity |
approximately 5,200 K
1.2 times the luminosity of the Sun |
gptkbp:hosts |
gptkb:Kepler-16
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Kepler-16c
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gptkbp:invasive_potential |
possible moons due to its size
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gptkbp:is_explored_in |
potential for future missions to study
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gptkbp:lighting |
observed light curve during transits
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gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Cygnus_constellation
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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
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gptkbp:next_event |
planned for further study
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gptkbp:orbital_inclination |
88.5 degrees
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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
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gptkbp:research |
data collected from Kepler mission
difficult to observe due to brightness of stars |
gptkbp:research_focus |
study of circumbinary planets
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gptkbp:research_interest |
high due to unique characteristics
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gptkbp:scientific_name |
important for understanding planetary formation.
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gptkbp:semi_major_axis |
0.704 AU
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gptkbp:type |
gptkb:galaxy
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gptkbp:year_created |
gptkb:2011
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