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Kepler-16

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Kepler-16

Summary

Kepler-16 is a spectroscopic binary[1]. Kepler-16 ranks in the top 8% of spectroscopic_binary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kepler-16's image is recorded as Kepler-16.jpg[3].
  • Kepler-16's instance of is recorded as spectroscopic binary[4].
  • Kepler-16's instance of is recorded as star[5].
  • Kepler-16's instance of is recorded as double star[6].
  • Kepler-16's instance of is recorded as near-infrared source[7].
  • Kepler-16's constellation is recorded as Cygnus[8].
  • Kepler-16's spectral class is recorded as K7[9].
  • Kepler-16's Commons category is recorded as Kepler-16[10].
  • Kepler-16's child astronomical body is recorded as Kepler-16 b[11].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as GSC 03554-01147[12].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as 2MASS J19161817+5145267[13].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as KOI-1611[14].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as UCAC3 284-140854[15].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as KIC 12644769[16].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR2 2133476355197071616[17].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-16 (AB)[18].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as Gaia DR3 2133476355197071616[19].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as TIC 299096355[20].
  • Kepler-16's catalog code is recorded as Kepler-16[21].
  • Kepler-16's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h656_k[22].
  • Kepler-16's type of variable star is recorded as rotating variable star[23].
  • Kepler-16's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kepler-16[24].
  • Kepler-16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+12.1'}[25].
  • Kepler-16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+11.90'}[26].
  • Kepler-16's apparent magnitude is recorded as {'amount': '+9.815'}[27].

Why It Matters

Kepler-16 ranks in the top 8% of spectroscopic_binary entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (70 views/month).[2] Kepler-16 has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Kepler-16 is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . Q123237709. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . Extrasolar Planets Encyclopaedia. wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . SIMBAD. wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Rotation periods, variability properties and ages for Kepler exoplanet candidate host stars. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . The Guide Star Catalog, Version 1.2: An Astrometric Recalibration and Other Refinements. wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . Third U.S. Naval Observatory CCD Astrograph Catalog (UCAC3). wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . VizieR Online Data Catalog: 2MASS All-Sky Catalog of Point Sources (Cutri+ 2003). wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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