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What is a circumbinary planet?
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Quick Answer
A circumbinary planet is a planet that orbits two stars instead of one. It circles around both stars as they orbit each other.
The Full Story
Circumbinary planets are sometimes called “Tatooine-like” planets because they have two suns in their sky, like the fictional world in Star Wars. They orbit a binary star system and must have stable paths around both stars. The first widely recognized circumbinary planet found by Kepler was Kepler-16b, announced in 2011. These planets show that planetary systems can form in more complex environments than the simple one-star model we see in our Solar System.
Key Facts
1.Orbits two stars in a binary system
2.Kepler-16b was announced in 2011
3.Can have stable orbits around both stars
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