Astronomy:Kepler-32c

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Short description: Extrasolar planet orbiting the star Kepler 32 in the constellation Cygnus
Kepler-32c
Discovery
Discovery date2013
Transit (Kepler Mission)
Orbital characteristics
0.09 AU (13,000,000 km)
Orbital period8.7522 d
StarKepler-32
Physical characteristics
Mean radius3.7 R
Physics417.3K


Kepler-32c (alt. name KOI 952.02) is an extrasolar planet in orbit around its M-dwarf-type star in the Kepler-32 system, in the 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". The Astrophysical Journal 764 (1): 105. doi:10.1088/0004-637X/764/1/105. Bibcode2013ApJ...764..105S. 
  2. Open Exoplanet Catalogue. "Kepler-32". Exoplanet.de. http://exoplanet.hanno-rein.de/system.html?id=Kepler-32%20c. Retrieved 28 February 2013. [yes|permanent dead link|dead link}}]