The 16 Cyg B system contains 1 exoplanet. It is located 68.95 light years away from the solar system.
Mass | 1.08 solar masses |
Radius | 1.13 solar radiae |
Temperature | 5750 kelvin |
Stellar Metallicity | 0.06 decimal exponent |
Age | 7.4 billion years |
At more than 50 Earth masses, 16 Cyg B b is a gas giant, a planet whose mass is mostly made up of hydrogen and helium, like Jupiter and Saturn.
Mass | 565.737 Earth masses |
Density | 1.260 grams per cubic centimeter |
Radius | 13.500 Earth radiae |
Semi-major Axis | 1.66 AU |
Eccentricity | 0.68 |
Orbital Period | 798.500 days |
Discovery Method | Radial Velocity |
Discovery Facility | Multiple Observatories |
Discovery Telescope | Multiple Telescopes |
Discovery Instrument | Multiple Instruments |
Discovery Date | 1997-07 |
Reference | Cochran et al. 1997 |