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Kepler-32b

Kepler-32b is an extrasolar planet in orbit around its M-dwarf-type star in the Kepler-32 system, constellation of Cygnus. 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 MJ, and an orbital period of 5.9012 days.

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Kepler-32b
Discovery
Discovery date2013
Transit (Kepler Mission)
Orbital characteristics
0.0519 AU (7,760,000 km)
5.9012 d
Inclination87.660
StarKepler-32
Physical characteristics
2.2 R🜨
Temperature569

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 MJ, and an orbital period of 5.9012 days.12

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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 (1): 105. arXiv:1301.0023. Bibcode:2013ApJ...764..105S. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/764/1/105. S2CID 43750666.
  2. Fabrycky, Dan (2 Feb 2012). "Kepler-32b". NASA. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 2 Mar 2013.