Astronomy:Kepler-32c
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Short description: Extrasolar planet orbiting the star Kepler 32 in the constellation Cygnus
| Discovery | |
|---|---|
| Discovery date | 2013 |
| Transit (Kepler Mission) | |
| Orbital characteristics | |
| 0.09 AU (13,000,000 km) | |
| Orbital period | 8.7522 d |
| Star | Kepler-32 |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mean radius | 3.7 R⊕ |
| Physics | 417.3K |
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
- ↑ 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. Bibcode: 2013ApJ...764..105S.
- ↑ 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}}]
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