Exoplanet

Kepler-32 b

Orbiting Kepler-32

Overview

Kepler-32 b is an exoplanet orbiting the star Kepler-32, discovered in 2011 using the Transit method. It is a Super-Earth world.

Key Measurements

Radius

2.20

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

1303.00

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

5.9

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

323.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.20

Mass (Earth masses)

1303.00

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Fabrycky et al. 2012

Orbital Period

5.901+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0500au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

1303.00

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

4.1000

Distance from Earth

323.8 pc (~1056 ly)

Spectral Type

Unknown

Temperature

3900 K

Mass (Solar)

0.58 M☉

Radius (Solar)

0.53 R☉

Luminosity

Unknown

Planets in System

5

Stars in System

1

Coordinates (RA, Dec)

297.8423°, 46.5744°

Discovery Method

Transit

Discovery Year

2011

Data Sources

Source ID: Kepler-32 b

System Context

Kepler-32 b orbits Kepler-32 and was reported in 2011 and was detected with the Transit method.

Published measurements list a radius of 2.2 Earth radii, a mass of 1,303 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 5.9 days.

Catalog data places the system at about 323.8 parsecs from Earth and 5 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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Kepler-32 b