Kepler-16 b

Summary

Kepler-16 b is an exoplanet^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kepler-16 b is credited with the discovery of Kepler Space Telescope^[3].
• Kepler-16 b's image is recorded as Kepler-16.jpg^[4].
• Kepler-16 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[5].
• Kepler-16 b's constellation is recorded as Cygnus^[6].
• Kepler-16 b's Commons category is recorded as Kepler-16 b^[7].
• Kepler-16 b's parent astronomical body is recorded as Kepler-16^[8].
• Kepler-16 b's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-16b^[9].
• Kepler-16 b's catalog code is recorded as KOI-1611.02^[10].
• Kepler-16 b's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-16b^[11].
• Kepler-16 b's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-16 (AB)b^[12].
• Kepler-16 b's catalog code is recorded as KOI-1611b^[13].
• Kepler-16 b's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-16 ABb^[14].
• Kepler-16 b's catalog code is recorded as TIC 299096355b^[15].
• Kepler-16 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2011-09-15T00:00:00Z^[16].
• Kepler-16 b's time of discovery or invention is recorded as +2011-09-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Kepler-16 b's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h65bx1^[18].
• Kepler-16 b's discovery method is recorded as transit method^[19].
• Kepler-16 b's orbital eccentricity is recorded as {'amount': '+0.21'}^[20].
• Kepler-16 b's orbital inclination is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+90.0322'}^[21].
• Kepler-16 b's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q651336', 'amount': '+0.313'}^[22].
• Kepler-16 b's radius is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3421309', 'amount': '+0.7538'}^[23].
• Kepler-16 b's orbital period is recorded as {'unit': 'Q573', 'amount': '+226'}^[24].
• Kepler-16 b's parallax is recorded as {'unit': 'Q21500224', 'amount': '+13.2893'}^[25].
• Kepler-16 b's semi-major axis of an orbit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1811', 'amount': '+0.688'}^[26].
• Kepler-16 b's argument of periapsis is recorded as {'unit': 'Q28390', 'amount': '+231'}^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Kepler-16 b's instance of is recorded as exoplanet^[5].

History and Context

Catalog codes include Kepler-16b^[9], KOI-1611.02^[10], Kepler-16 (AB)b^[12], KOI-1611b^[13], Kepler-16 ABb^[14], and TIC 299096355b^[15].

Why It Matters

Kepler-16 b ranks in the top 5% of exoplanet entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (142 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 23 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]