Kepler-16 b - NASA Science
Kepler-16 b is a gas giant exoplanet that orbits a K-type star. Its mass is 0.333 Jupiters, it takes 228.8 days to complete one orbit of its star, and is 0.7048 AU from its star. Its discovery was announced in 2011.
Kepler-16b - Wikipedia
Kepler-16b is a gas giant, an exoplanet that is near the same mass and radius as the planets Jupiter and Saturn. It has a temperature of 188 K (−85 °C; −121 °F). [citation needed] The planet has a radius of 0.77 RJ, slightly smaller than Saturn, and has no solid surface.
Explore the Surface - Kepler 16b | Exoplanet Travel Bureau – …
Like Luke Skywalker's planet "Tatooine" in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. You can stand on the surface of a hypothetical moon of this cold gas giant.
Kepler-16b: In the Light of Two Suns - NASA
Sep 16, 2011 · This artist's concept illustrates Kepler-16b, the first planet known to definitively orbit two stars - what's called a circumbinary planet. The planet, which can be seen in the foreground, was discovered by NASA's Kepler mission.
Where the Sun Sets Twice - NASA
Sep 19, 2011 · NASA’s Kepler mission has discovered a world where two suns set over the horizon instead of just one. The planet, called Kepler-16b, is the most “Tatooine-like” planet yet found in our galaxy and is depicted here in this artist’s concept with its two stars.
View from hypothetical moon of Kepler-16b - Exoplanet …
An artist’s illustration puts you on the surface of an imaginary moon around the cold gas giant Kepler-16b. Like Luke Skywalker’s home planet Tatooine from “Star Wars,” Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars.
NASA's Kepler Discovery Confirms First Planet Orbiting Two Stars
Sep 15, 2011 · Previous research has hinted at the existence of circumbinary planets, but clear confirmation proved elusive. Kepler detected such a planet, known as Kepler-16b, by observing transits, where the brightness of a parent star dims from the planet crossing in front of it.
Kepler-16 - Wikipedia
Kepler-16 is an eclipsing binary star system in the constellation of Cygnus that was targeted by the Kepler spacecraft. Both stars are smaller than the Sun; the primary, Kepler-16A, is a K-type main-sequence star and the secondary, Kepler-16B, is an M-type red dwarf.
Where your shadow always has company - NASA Science
Mar 23, 2016 · Like Luke Skywalker's planet "Tatooine" in Star Wars, Kepler-16b orbits a pair of stars. Kepler-16b is a gas giant like Saturn, so it has no solid surface to stand on. The view here is depicted on an imagined nearby moon.
Planet Like 'Star Wars' Tatooine Discovered Orbiting 2 Suns - Space.com
Sep 15, 2011 · Scientists using NASA's Kepler space telescope captured details of a giant planet in orbit around the pair of binary stars that make up the Kepler-16 system, which is about 200 light-years...