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Kepler-16 b

Orbiting Kepler-16, discovered in 2011 (7516) by Kepler via the Transit method.

Planet

Radius8.45 R⊕
Mass105.83 M⊕
Orbital period228.78 Earth days (~0.6 Earth years)
Orbital eccentricity0.007
Equilibrium temperatureUnknown

Host star — Kepler-16

Temperature4450 K (4177 °C)
Radius0.65 R☉
Mass0.69 M☉

Location

Distance from Earth75.1 pc (~245 light-years)
Right ascension / Declination289.0758 / 51.7572

Last refreshed 2026-09-14 from NASA's Exoplanet Archive.