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16 Cyg B b

Host star 16 Cyg B • 799.5 d orbit

Records

6

archive rows

Discovery

Radial Velocity

Radius

median non-null value

Mass

533.9 M⊕

median non-null value

16 Cyg B

temperature unconstrained

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Host Star

16 Cyg B

Discovery

Radial Velocity

Year

1996

Period

799.5 day

Radius

Mass

556.8 Mearth

Eq. Temp

Provenance

Underlying measurements and references

Evidence Summary

Rows

6

Refs

6

Methods

1

Discoverystable

6 values • 1 distinct

Facilitystable

6 values • 1 distinct

Perioddisputed

6 values • 3 distinct

Massdisputed

6 values • 5 distinct

YearMethodFacilityTelescopePeriodRadiusMassEq. TempReference
1996Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes799.5 day556.8 MearthRosenthal et al. 2021
1996Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes799.5 day533.9 MearthWittenmyer et al. 2007
1996Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes800.8 day476.7 MearthCochran et al. 1997
1996Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes799.5 day533.9 MearthWittenmyer et al. 2007
1996Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes798.5 day534.0 MearthButler et al. 2006
1996Radial VelocityMultiple ObservatoriesMultiple Telescopes798.5 day565.7 MearthStassun et al. 2017