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CONFIRMED EXOPLANET · Gas Giant

Kepler-16 b

Orbits Host Star: Kepler-16 · Distance: 244.900 Light-Years (75.085 pc)
Planetary Radius
8.449 R⊕
Planetary Mass
105.833 M⊕
Surface Gravity
1.48 g / g⊕
Equilibrium Temp
206K (-67°C / -89°F)
Orbital Period
228.776 days
Discovery Year
2011 (Transit)

Habitability Assessment

☁️ Gaseous Envelope: With a radius exceeding 2.2 Earth radii, this world is modeled as a volatile-rich sub-Neptune or Jovian gas giant without a defined solid surface boundary.

Discovery Facility: Kepler.

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