Exoplanet

Kepler-232 b

Orbiting Kepler-232

Overview

Kepler-232 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-232, discovered in 2014 using the Transit method. It is a Mini-Neptune world.

Key Measurements

Radius

3.08

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass (est.)

10.32

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

4.4

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

1349.1

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

3.08

Mass (Earth masses)

10.32

Estimated

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Rowe et al. 2014

Orbital Period

4.431+0.000−0.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0540au

Distance from Earth

1349.1 pc (~4400 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

5847 K

Mass (Solar)

Unknown

Radius (Solar)

0.97 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

2

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

295.8162°, 51.1217°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2014

Data Sources
NASA Exoplanet Archive

Source ID: Kepler-232 b

System Context

Kepler-232 b orbits Kepler-232 and was reported in 2014 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 3.08 Earth radii, a mass of 10.32 Earth masses (estimated), and an orbital period of 4.43 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 1,349.1 parsecs from Earth and 2 known planets in the system.

Host star

Explore the stellar record for this system to compare temperature, spectral type, and known planets.

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More planets in this system

Kepler-232 c