Kepler-32c

Kepler-32c

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)	3.7 R⊕
Temperature	(T)	417.3°K
Orbital elements
Semi-major axis	(a)	0.09 AU
Orbital period	(P)	8.7522 d
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

Kepler-32c (alt. name KOI 952.02) 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 0.033 AU and temperature of 417.3 K. It has a radius of 2.2 Earth-radius and an orbital period of 8.7522 days.^[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 (PDF). Cornaell University Library. pp. 1–2.
2. Open Exoplanet Catalogue. "Kepler-32". Exoplanet.de. Retrieved 28 February 2013.