Kepler-32b

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Kepler-32b

Exoplanet		List of exoplanets
Parent star
Star		Kepler-32
Constellation		Cygnus
Right ascension	(α)	19^h 51^m 22.18^s
Declination	(δ)	+46° 34′ 27.41″
Apparent magnitude	(mV)	15.801
Mass	(m)	0.54 M☉
Radius	(r)	0.53 R☉
Temperature	(T)	3793 K
Metallicity	[Fe/H]	-0.01
Physical characteristics
Radius	(r)	2.2 R⊕
Temperature	(T)	569
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis	(a)	0.0519 AU
Orbital period	(P)	5.9012 d
Inclination	(i)	87.660°
Discovery information
Discovery date		2013
Discoverer(s)
Discovery method		Transit (Kepler Mission)
Other detection methods		Transit timing variations
Discovery status		Published refereed article
Other designations
952.01

Kepler-32b (alt. name KOI 952.01) is an extrasolar planet in orbit around its M-dwarf-type star in the Kepler-32 system, constellation of Cygnus.^[1] Discovered by planetary transit methods with the Kepler space telescope in January 2012, it presents a semi-major axis of 0.0519 AU and temperature of 559.9 K. 2.2 Earth-radius, a mass of 4.1 M_J, and an orbital period of 5.9012 days.^[1][2]

See also

• List of planets discovered by the Kepler spacecraft

References

1. Swift, Jonathan J. (2012). "Characterizing the Cool KOIs IV: Kepler-32 as a prototype for the formation of compact planetary systems throughout the Galaxy". The Astrophysical Journal. 764: 105. arXiv:1301.0023. Bibcode:2013ApJ...764..105S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/764/1/105.
2. Fabrycky, Dan (2 Feb 2012). "Kepler-32b". NASA. Retrieved 2 Mar 2013.