Exoplanet

Kepler-32 c

Orbiting Kepler-32

Overview

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

Key Measurements

Radius

2.00

Earth radii

015 R⊕

Mass

158.90

Earth masses

0500 M⊕

Orbital Period

8.8

days

0.1d10,000d

Distance

323.8

parsecs

Nearby10,000 pc

Radius (Earth radii)

2.00

Mass (Earth masses)

158.90

Measured

Equilibrium Temperature

Unknown

Parameter source: Fabrycky et al. 2012

Orbital Period

8.752+0.0000.000days

Semi-Major Axis

0.0900au

Planet Mass (Earth masses)

158.90

Planet Mass (Jupiter masses)

0.5000

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 c

System Context

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

Published measurements list a radius of 2 Earth radii, a mass of 158.9 Earth masses, and an orbital period of 8.75 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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