Kepler-16b

The Kepler-16b extrasolar planet

Kepler-16b is a planet outside our solar system. It orbits the Kepler-16A and Kepler-16B stars 245 light-years (2.32×10¹⁵ km; 1.44×10¹⁵ mi; 15,500,000 AU) away from Earth.^[1] Bill Borucki discovered it in 2011. It is 107,781 kilometres (66,972 mi) in diameter. It has a surface temperature of −85 °C (−121 °F; 188 K). It has a orbital period of 228.8 days, similar to Venus.^[1] It has a orbital radius of 0.7048 astronomical units (105,440,000 km; 65,520,000 mi).^[1]

Kepler-16b Media

NASA Exoplanet Exploration Program "travel poster" for Kepler-16b
Artistic impression of the Kepler-16-system with Kepler-16A in yellow, Kepler-16B in reddish-orange and Kepler-16 (AB)-b in violet.

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Kepler-16b". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

[:0-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Kepler-16b". Exoplanet Exploration: Planets Beyond our Solar System. Retrieved 2021-05-18.

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