Kepler-32b explained

Kepler-32b
Discovered:	2013
Discovery Method:	Transit (Kepler Mission)
Apsis:	astron
Semimajor:	0.0519AU
Period:	5.9012 d
Inclination:	87.660
Mean Radius:	2.2
Single Temperature:	569

Kepler-32b (alt. name KOI 952.01) is an extrasolar planet in orbit around its M-dwarf-type star in the Kepler-32 system, constellation of Cygnus.^[1] Discovered by planetary transit methods with the Kepler space telescope in January 2012, it presents a semi-major axis of 0.0519 AU and temperature of 559.9 K. 2.2 Earth-radius, a mass of 4.1 M_J, and an orbital period of 5.9012 days.^[2]

See also

• List of planets discovered by the Kepler spacecraft

Notes and References

1. Swift. Jonathan J.. Characterizing the Cool KOIs IV: Kepler-32 as a prototype for the formation of compact planetary systems throughout the Galaxy. The Astrophysical Journal. 764. 105. 2012. 1 . 1301.0023. 10.1088/0004-637X/764/1/105. 2013ApJ...764..105S. 43750666 .
2. Web site: Kepler-32b . https://web.archive.org/web/20120503214611/http://kepler.nasa.gov/Mission/discoveries/kepler32b/ . dead . 3 May 2012 . Fabrycky . Dan . 2 Feb 2012 . . 2 Mar 2013.