Circumbinary orbit
The exoplanet Kepler-16b has two suns. The two stars (Kepler-16 A and B) orbit each other at a close range; the planet’s own orbit is smaller than the Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
Credit:NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech
The exoplanet Kepler-16b has two suns. The two stars (Kepler-16 A and B) orbit each other at a close range; the planet’s own orbit is smaller than the Earth’s orbit around the Sun.
Credit:NASA/Ames/JPL-Caltech