| Kepler-16: a transiting circumbinary planet. | |
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PMID: 21921192 Owner: NLM Status: In-Process |
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We report the detection of a planet whose orbit surrounds a pair of low-mass stars. Data from the Kepler spacecraft reveal transits of the planet across both stars, in addition to the mutual eclipses of the stars, giving precise constraints on the absolute dimensions of all three bodies. The planet is comparable to Saturn in mass and size and is on a nearly circular 229-day orbit around its two parent stars. The eclipsing stars are 20 and 69% as massive as the Sun and have an eccentric 41-day orbit. The motions of all three bodies are confined to within 0.5° of a single plane, suggesting that the planet formed within a circumbinary disk. |
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Authors:
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Laurance R Doyle; Joshua A Carter; Daniel C Fabrycky; Robert W Slawson; Steve B Howell; Joshua N Winn; Jerome A Orosz; Andrej Prša; William F Welsh; Samuel N Quinn; David Latham; Guillermo Torres; Lars A Buchhave; Geoffrey W Marcy; Jonathan J Fortney; Avi Shporer; Eric B Ford; Jack J Lissauer; Darin Ragozzine; Michael Rucker; Natalie Batalha; Jon M Jenkins; William J Borucki; David Koch; Christopher K Middour; Jennifer R Hall; Sean McCauliff; Michael N Fanelli; Elisa V Quintana; Matthew J Holman; Douglas A Caldwell; Martin Still; Robert P Stefanik; Warren R Brown; Gilbert A Esquerdo; Sumin Tang; Gabor Furesz; John C Geary; Perry Berlind; Michael L Calkins; Donald R Short; Jason H Steffen; Dimitar Sasselov; Edward W Dunham; William D Cochran; Alan Boss; Michael R Haas; Derek Buzasi; Debra Fischer |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Science (New York, N.Y.) Volume: 333 ISSN: 1095-9203 ISO Abbreviation: Science Publication Date: 2011 Sep |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2011-09-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 0404511 Medline TA: Science Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1602-6 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Carl Sagan Center for the Study of Life in the Universe, SETI Institute, 189 Bernardo Avenue, Mountain View, CA 94043, USA. ldoyle@seti.org |
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