Exoplanet

Kepler-132 b

Orbiting Kepler-132

Overview

Kepler-132 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-132, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Earth-sized world.

Key Measurements

Radius

1.21

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

1.92

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

6.2

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

349.5

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

1.21

Mass (Earth masses)

1.92

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

6.178+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0670au

Distance from Earth

349.5 pc (~1140 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

6003 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

1.18 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

4

Stars in System

2

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

283.2358°, 41.3430°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-132 b

System Context

Kepler-132 b orbits Kepler-132 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 1.21 Earth radii, a mass of 1.92 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 6.18 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 349.5 parsecs from Earth and 4 known planets in the system.

Host star

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